Nematomorph
Nematomorpha
Saitenwürmer
Horsehair worms
Number of vials: 135
Number of types: 21
The collection of horsehair worms was recently reinvestigated with the aid of scanning electron microscopy. Currently there are 135 catalogue entries, which include a total of 173 specimens. These represent 39 species from 10 genera. A total of about 455 species in 21 genera is known.
Holotypes:
- Gordius balcanicus Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2010; V13270 (1 male)
- Gordius balticus Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2010; V13268 (1 male) + V13288 (1 female) Paratype
- Gordius digitatus Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2010; V13271 (1 male)
- Gordius helveticus Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2010; V13272 (1 male) + V13277 (1 male) paratype
- Gordius karwendeli Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2010; V13273 (1 male)
- Gordius longissimus Römer, 1895; V2229 (1 female)
- Gordius pesici Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2010; V13274 (1 male)
- Gordius serratus Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2010; V13280 (1 male) + V13281 (1 male) paratype
- Gordius spiridonovi Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2010; V13286 (1 male) + V13287 (1 male) Paratype
- Gordius terminosetosus Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2010; V13279 (1 male)
- Gordius undulatus Heinze, 1937; V5521 (1 male)
- Gordius zwicki Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2010; V13275 (1 male) + V13276 (1 male) paratype
- Paragordius obamai Hanelt, Bolek & Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2012; V13265-13267
- Beatogordius chinensis Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2011; V13294 (1 female)
- Gordionus bageli Schmidt-Rhaesa & Gusich, 2010; V13278 (1 male)
- Gordionus barbatus Schmidt-Rhaesa & Cieslak, 2008; V13259 (1 male)
- Gordionus kii Schmidt-Rhaesa & Sato, 2009; V13252 (1 male)
- Gordionus turkensis Schmidt-Rhaesa & Cieslak, 2008; V13262 (1 male)
- Paragordionus ibericus Schmidt-Rhaesa & Cieslak, 2008; V13260 (1 male)
- Chordodes janovyi Bolek, Schmidt-Rhaesa, Hanelt & Richardson, 2010;V13291 (1male)+V13292 paratype
- Chordodes parabipilus Kintsurashvili, Schmidt-Rhaesa & Gorgadze, 2011; V13269 (1 female)