identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
8477E420FFD9FFA3FDBBFE41FAFDCD24.text	8477E420FFD9FFA3FDBBFE41FAFDCD24.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Aprocta turgida Stossich 1902	<div><p>Aprocta turgida Stossich, 1902 (Figures 1–3)</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Adult nematode specimens (paragenophores) from Caspian gull taken in RUSSIA, Dagestan: three females RAS 14364) and seven males (IEE RAS 14365) examined using optical microscopy; two males studied by</p><p>General. Body elongated. Cuticle smooth; lateral alae absent. Anterior extremity rounded, with submedian cephalic papillae (four papillae in external circle and four papillae in internal circle) lateral amphids (Figure 1 (A, B)). Oral aperture terminal, followed by small funnel-shaped buccal (Figure 1 (A, B)). Oesophagus unipartite, short (Figure 1 (C)). Intestine long, with conspicuous sphincter distal end (Figure 1 (D, E)). Nerve ring at level of anterior quarter of oesophagus. Excretory pore level of nerve ring (Figure 1 (C)). Deirids not observed.</p><p>Female. Body 35–44 mm long, 0.821 –1.106 mm maximum width. Buccal capsule 25–27 long.</p><p>738–838 long. Nerve ring 125–184 from anterior extremity. Excretory pore poorly visible, 273–363 from extremity (Figure 1 (C)). Didelphic and opisthodelphic. Vulva as conspicuous conical projection with slit in apex, pre-equatorial, slightly posteriorly to oesophagus, 972–1174 from anterior body extremity (</p><p>(C). Muscular ovejector with conspicuous cellular valve. Eggs thick-shelled, 50–56 × 25–30, with (Figure 2). Anus absent (Figure 1 (D)). Tail with rounded end, 536–1073 long (Figure 1 (D)). One pair of subterminal phasmids present (Figure 1 (D)).</p><p>Male. Body 22.1–27.4 mm long, 0.837–1 mm maximum width. Buccal capsule 23–31 long.</p><p>657–765 long. Nerve ring 131–181 from anterior extremity. Excretory pore visible only in one specimen from anterior extremity. Intestine opens into cloaca near ejaculatory duct (Figure 1 (E)). Posterior end spirally coiled (Figure 3 (A)). Posterior lip of cloaca massive, distinctly protruding (Figures 1 (E) and Spicules two, curved, unequal, left spicule 322–371 long, right spicule 310–405 long; ratio of spicules to smaller) 1:1.03–1.15 (Figure 1 (E)). Tail with rounded emd, 82–110 long (Figure 1 (E)). One pair of papillae, adcloacal and lateral (Figures 1 (E) and (3B)). Lateral subterminal phasmis present (Figure 1 (</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8477E420FFD9FFA3FDBBFE41FAFDCD24	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Sokolov, Sergey;Kalmykov, Alexander;Dzhamirzoev, Gadzhibek;Vlasenkov, Sergei	Sokolov, Sergey, Kalmykov, Alexander, Dzhamirzoev, Gadzhibek, Vlasenkov, Sergei (2025): Redescription and molecular characterisation of nematode Stossich, 1902 (Chromadorea: Aproctoidea: Aproctidae), birds. Journal of Natural History 59 (29 - 32): 2083-2091, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2533323, URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2533323
