taxonID	type	description	language	source
03C29D2CFF93173BFF02FF51FC4FFB86.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype: 13, Zoological Museum Hamburg, ZMH V 13270. Type locality. Serbia, Kučaj Mountains, Dubašnica, Mikuljska River (coll. October 3, 2006) by Ajtić. Other material examined. No further material.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF93173BFF02FF51FC4FFB86.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name refers to the region of the Balcans, where this species was collected.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF93173BFF02FF51FC4FFB86.taxon	description	Description. The body color is light brown; white spots are present on the cuticle, but weakly visible. The anterior end includes a white tip followed by a black collar. Dorsal or ventral dark lines are not present. The specimen is 235 mm long and has a diameter of 0.8 mm. The postcloacal crescent is slightly angled (Fig. 7 A). The cloacal opening and the region posterior to the postcloacal crescent are covered by contamination, but it appears that the crescent is directly at the point of bifurcation. The arms of the crescent extend onto the first third of the tail lobes (Fig. 7 A). The tail lobes are about twice as long as broad, their inner side is slightly concave. Scattered tiny bristles are present on the entire posterior end (Fig. 7 A). The cuticle does not contain recognizable areoles, but a system of grooves separating the cuticle into branching ridges (Fig. 7 B, C). These ridges are oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the animal. They branch and fuse with other ridges in a random manner (Fig. 7 C).	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF93173BFF02FF51FC4FFB86.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There are a few species for which ridge-like cuticular elements perpendicular to the body axis have been described. Such ridges are narrow or have a sharp apical edge in G. austrinus de Villalobos, Zanca & Ibarra-Vidal, 2005 from Chile (de Villalobos et al. 2005) and G. plicatulus Heinze, 1937 from Germany, Spain and Croatia (Heinze 1937; Čanadjija 1956; de Villalobos et al. 2001). The broad ridges of the new species have some resemblance to those of G. g e s n e r i Heinze, 1937 from Germany and Croatia (Heinze 1937; Čanadjija 1956), but in this species characteristic indentations of the inner side of the tail lobes have been reported (these indentations do not resemble the concave state of tail lobes, but should be documented in more detail). Therefore, this specimen is considered to represent a new species.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF93173BFF02FB6CFF49F800.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: 13, Holotype: Zoological Museum Hamburg, ZMH V 13271. Type locality. Croatia, Plitvice Lakes (Plitvička Jezera) (coll. August 8, 2000 by M. Teiwes). Other material examined. No further material.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF93173BFF02FB6CFF49F800.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name refers to the shape of the areoles which interdigitate with each other.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF93173BFF02FB6CFF49F800.taxon	description	Description. The body color is very light brown; white spots are absent. The anterior end includes a white tip followed by a very weakly darker colored collar. The specimen is 110 mm long and has a diameter of 0.4 mm. The postcloacal crescent is short and moderately bent (Fig 7 E). It is directly at the point of bifurcation, but the arms extend only slightly onto the tail lobes. The tail lobes are a bit shorter than their double diameter, the inner side is only very slightly concave. Scattered tiny bristles are present on the entire posterior end, lacking only in the immediate neighbourhood of the cloacal opening (Fig. 7 E). The shape of the cloacal opening itself could not be observed because it is covered by dirt or sperm. The cuticle includes areoles of variable shape (Fig. 7 D). Sometimes, areoles are rounded or polygonal and may fuse with neighbouring areoles (Fig. 2 D), but the cuticle also contains areoles of irregular shape, forming digits that interdigitate with neighbouring areoles like a jigsaw (Fig. 7 D). The cuticle is covered with smooth patches considered to be contaminations (Fig. 2 D).	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF93173BFF02FB6CFF49F800.taxon	discussion	Remarks. All areoles that have been reported from Gordius species are roundish or polygonal in shape. The presence of interdigitating irregularly shaped areoles is therefore a new pattern characteristic for this species.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF911739FF02FF51FAC1FB6E.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: 13, Holotype: Zoological Museum Hamburg, ZMH V 13272. Type locality. Swizerland, Meiringen (Berner Oberland), altitude 793 m. (coll. July 18, 2008 by Axel Groenveld). Other material examined. 13, Paratype from same location, same sample data: Zoological Museum Hamburg, ZMH V 13277.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF911739FF02FF51FAC1FB6E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name refers to the sampling location in Swizerland (Helvetia).	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF911739FF02FF51FAC1FB6E.taxon	description	Description. The body color is medium brown; white spots are present; one dark median line is slightly visible. The anterior end includes a white tip followed by a very weakly darker colored collar. The holotype is 160 mm long and has a diameter of 0.6 mm, the paratype measures 135 mm in length and 0.55 mm in diameter. The postcloacal crescent is semicircular (Fig. 8 A, D). It is directly at the point of bifurcation; the arms extend slightly onto the tail lobes. The tail lobes are a bit shorter than their double diameter, the inner side is not concave. The cloacal opening is round (Fig. 8 D). Bristles occur in the posterior end in a particular distribution pattern. In the holotype, the bristles appear a bit more prominent than in the paratype, but the distribution pattern is the same. Scattered bristles occur on the ventral side of the posterior end at the level of the cloacal opening, but the region immediately around the cloacal opening is free of bristles (Fig. 8 A). Scattered bristles are also found on the tail lobes, they concentrate in one region on the inner side of the tail lobes. This region is a patch of dense bristles posterior to the tips of the postcloacal crescent (Fig. 8 A, B, 11 A). The cuticular surface of the remaining body contains several scattered bristles (Fig. 8 C).	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF911739FF02FF51FAC1FB6E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The distribution of bristles in the posterior end of this species must be compared to G. borisphaenicus Spiridonov, 1984 from the Ukraine (Spiridonov 1984) and G. karwendeli (see below), which also have peculiar distribution patterns. Gordius borisphaenicus has one concentration of spines (not bristles) on the inner side of the tail lobes, about halfway between the point of bifurcation and the tips. Gordius karwendeli has a smaller, row-like concentration of bristles posterior to the postcloacal crescent. Because the distribution pattern is observed in two specimens (with only some differences in the density), and because clear differences are present to the two other species mentioned, G. helveticus is regarded as a new species.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF911736FF02FACCFC06FEF0.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype: 13, Zoological Museum Hamburg, ZMH V 13273. Type locality. Germany, Karwendel Mountains, 4 – 4.5 km NE of Mittenwald. Found in a (not water covered) gravel-bed along stream Seinsbach at roadside during heavy rains (coll. June 25, 2002 by Maaike van Rijn and Axel Groenveld). Other material examined. No further material.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF911736FF02FACCFC06FEF0.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name refers to the sampling locality in the Karwendel Mountains which are part of the Alps.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF911736FF02FACCFC06FEF0.taxon	description	Description. The body color is creamy white; white spots, dark median lines and the dark collar are absent. The specimen is 135 mm long and has a diameter of 0.4 mm. The postcloacal crescent is slightly parabolic and quite short (Fig. 9 A). It is directly at the point of bifurcation, but extends only slightly onto the tail lobes. The tail lobes are slightly longer than twice their diameter. The inner side of the tail lobes is slightly concave, but only in the distal half. The proximal, inner region of the tail lobes, i. e. directly posterior to the postcloacal crescent and extending along about the first half of the tail lobes the cuticle is completely smooth (Fig. 9 A, B). Scattered bristles are present, with exception of the smooth region, on the entire posterior end (Fig. 9 A). Directly posterior to the tips of the postcloacal crescent the bristles are denser than in the remaining regions and mark the upper border of the smooth region (Fig. 9 A, B; 11 B). The cuticle contains flat polygonal areoles (Fig. 9 C).	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF911736FF02FACCFC06FEF0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The combination of a smooth region on the tail lobes and a denser “ line ” of bristles on its ventral border is unique among Gordius species. There is some resemblance to G. borisphenicus and G. helveticus, which are discussed above (see remarks of G. helveticus).	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9F1737FF02FF51FE53FBD8.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype: 13, Zoological Museum Hamburg, ZMH V 13274. Type locality. Montenegro, Budva (coll. September 2, 2006). Other material examined. No further material.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9F1737FF02FF51FE53FBD8.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name honours Vladimir Pešić for his enthusiasm in collecting gordiids on the Balkans.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9F1737FF02FF51FE53FBD8.taxon	description	Description. The body color is medium brown; white spots are present on the cuticle. The anterior end includes a white tip followed by a black collar, dark median lines are absent. The specimen is 105 mm long and has a diameter of 0.5 mm. The postcloacal crescent is about parabolic and continues to about half the length of the tail lobes (Fig. 9 D). The crescent is directly at the point of bifurcation. The entire posterior end contains folds and the cloacal opening could not be observed in detail. The tail lobes are about twice as long as broad, their inner side is slightly concave. Scattered tiny bristles are present on the entire posterior end (Fig. 9 D). The cuticle includes numerous knob-like structures which are often fused to long strings (Fig. 9 E). Each single element is ca oval. Fusion occurs always on the narrow side, resulting in strings. Sometimes fusion takes place not directly on the tip, but slightly lateral, resulting in slightly zig-zaging strings. The strings are oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the animal.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9F1737FF02FF51FE53FBD8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The cuticular pattern closely resembles that of G. g e s n e r i Heinze, 1937 from Germany and Croatia (Heinze 1937; Čanadjija 1956), but differs from this species by the lack of the characteristic indentations on the inner side of the tail lobes (see above under G. balcanicus). The cuticular strings appear as elevated fusion products of areole-like structures, but in G. balcanicus the appearance is more like a smooth cuticle with grooves. Therefore, the character combination of this specimen is new and justifies the description of a new species.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9F1734FF02FB99FE53FF05.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype: 13, Zoological Museum Hamburg, ZMH V 13280. Type locality. Papua New Guinea, from river water, Lahamenegu piggery, Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province (collected presumably in 1975, received by Ifor Owen). Other material examined. Paratype: 13 from same location, same sample data: Zoological Museum Hamburg, ZMH V 13281.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9F1734FF02FB99FE53FF05.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name refers to the serrated anterior margin of the postcloacal crescent.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9F1734FF02FB99FE53FF05.taxon	description	Description. The body color is very light brown; white spots and darker dorsal or ventral lines are absent. The holotype is 200 mm long, the paratype 195 mm. Their diameters are 0.7 and 0.6 mm, respectively. The postcloacal crescent is very narrow (less than half of the diameter of the posterior end) and semicircular (Fig. 10 A, B). It is directly at the point of bifurcation, the arms extend onto the tail lobes. The anterior margin of the postcloacal crescent is irregularly serrated in both specimens (Fig. 10 A, B). The cloacal opening is round (Fig. 10 A). The tail lobes are slightly shorter than twice their diameter, the inner side is not concave. Scattered tiny bristles are present on the entire posterior end. The cuticle is smooth and no bristles were observed.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9F1734FF02FB99FE53FF05.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There are few species descriptions in which the postcloacal crescent is so strongly curved and narrow as in this species. Gordius horsti Camerano, 1895 from Borneo and G. salvadorii Camerano, 1895 from the “ Greater Sunda Islands ” (Camerano 1895, 1897) both have poined tail lobes, which indicates that they should perhaps be transferred to Acutogordius. Gordius pallidus Linstow, 1906 from Korea and G. samoensis Linstow, 1906 from Samoa (Linstow 1906 a, b) both have a cuticle with areoles. The Papua New Guinea specimens are closest to G. lapponicus Linstow, 1906 from Sweden (Lapland) (Linstow 1906 a), but differ in the possession of tiny bristles in the posterior end and the serrated anterior margin of the postcloacal crescent. Therefore, the characters shown by the Papua New Guinea specimens are new and justify the description as a new species.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9D1732FF02F8A4FED0FBE0.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype: 13, Zoological Museum Hamburg, ZMH V 13275. Type locality. Russia, Russian Far East, small forest tributary in the upper course of Milogradovka River, 25 km NW of Milogradovo (coll. June 13, 1998 By Peter Zwick). Other material examined. 13, Paratype from same location, same sample data: Zoological Museum Hamburg, ZMH V 13276. A further 43 and 6 ƤƤ were found together with the paratype and holotype, these were not included in the detailed description (see under Remarks). These specimens are stored in the collection of A. Schmidt-Rhaesa as numbers 16 – 20, 22 – 23 and 25 – 27.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9D1732FF02F8A4FED0FBE0.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name honours the collector Peter Zwick for sending these and other specimens and for his continuing interest in gordiid biology.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9D1732FF02F8A4FED0FBE0.taxon	description	Description. The body color is light brown; white spots are absent. The anterior end includes a white tip followed by a very weakly colored collar. Faintly darker ventral and dorsal median lines are visible. The holotype is 220 mm long, the paratype 270 mm. Their diameters are 0.5 and 0.6 mm, respectively. The postcloacal crescent is very slightly parabolic and quite broad (Fig. 10 D, E). It is directly at the point of bifurcation but extends slightly onto the tail lobes. The cloacal opening is round (Fig. 10 D, E). The tail lobes are slightly shorter than twice their diameter, the inner side is not concave. Scattered tiny bristles are present only in the region around the cloacal opening, extending posteriorly not further than the posterior border of the postcloacal crescent (Fig. 10 F, 11 C). The tail lobes themselves are devoid of cuticular structures with the exception of a small region of minute spines posterior to the tips of the postcloacal crescent (Fig. 10 F, 11 C). These spines differ from bristles in being short and conical. Such spines are also present on the ventral cuticle in a broad region anterior of the cloacal opening. The cuticle is smooth and no bristles were observed. On the terminal tip of the holotype, the cuticular surface appears to be abraded, resulting in a roughly structured surface (see Fig. 4 D).	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9D1732FF02F8A4FED0FBE0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The distribution pattern of bristles and spines is unique to this species. The two specimens described in detail were found in a knot containing 12 specimens, 63 and 6 ƤƤ. Females showed a smooth cuticle, but no further characters. The state of preservation of the other males was not sufficient to be included in the description.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9A1733FF02F914FF64FA4C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 23 and 1 Ƥ from Ukraine, Protsev village, Kiew region (col. April 11, 2002 by A. Khouyak). The specimens are stored in the collection of A. Schmidt-Rhaesa as numbers 623.1 – 623.3.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9A1733FF02F914FF64FA4C.taxon	description	Description. The body color is light to medium brown; white spots are present in the male specimens. The anterior end includes a white tip followed by a black collar. The males measure 345 and 360 mm in length and 0.7 and 0.6 mm in diameter, respectively. The female is 435 mm long and has a diameter of 0.7 mm. The postcloacal crescent is semicircular and directly at the point of bifurcation (Fig. 11 A). It does not extend much onto the tail lobes. The cloacal opening is round (Fig. 11 A). The tail lobes are about twice as long as broad, the inner side is slightly concave. Scattered tiny bristles are present on the entire posterior end. The cuticle is structured into flat polygonal areoles (Fig. 11 B), no further cuticular structures are present. The cuticle of the female additionally shows numerous short spines arranged more or less in a circle on top of each areole (Fig. 11 C).	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9A1733FF02F914FF64FA4C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The characters of the male specimens correspond to those described for G. tatrensis Janda, 1894 from a source in the Tatra Mountains (locality not further specified; see Janda 1894). This species is documented only by drawings, but the text is detailed enough to mention the structure of areoles, bristles in the posterior end, the form of the cloacal opening and so on. A fine structural reinvestigation of G. tatrensis would help to decide whether the Ukrainian specimens indeed correspond to this species or show differences. One considerable difference is the structure of the areoles in the female. A circle of spines on top of the areoles has not been reported from any species before. Because female and males were found together, it is likely that they are conspecific. If all three specimens represent one species, this is a significant case of sexual dimorphism concerning the cuticle, a character in which other Gordius species usually correspond among sexes.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9B1730FF02FA32FC1AFF2E.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 13 and 3 ƤƤ found within host Anonconotus occidentalis Carron and Wermeille, 2002 (Orthoptera) in Italy, Piemonte, Monte Viso SW of Torino (44 ° 41 ' N, 7 ° 6 ' E) (col. September 1990 by Otto von Helversen). The specimens are stored in the collection of A. Schmidt-Rhaesa as numbers 1026 – 1029.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9B1730FF02FA32FC1AFF2E.taxon	description	Description. The specimens are light brown. The body color is very light brown; white spots and dark median lines are absent. The postcloacal crescent is semicircular and directly at the point of bifurcation (Fig. 11 C). It does not extend much onto the tail lobes. The tail lobes are about twice as long as broad, the inner side is slightly concave. There are densely covering contaminations in several regions of the posterior end (Fig. 11 C). The cuticle is structured into oval to polygonal areoles, which partly fuse to form rows running perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (Fig. 11 E, F). No further cuticular structures are present.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
03C29D2CFF9B1730FF02FA32FC1AFF2E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The characters present in the cuticle correspond to those described for G. plicatissimus Heinze, 1952 from Austria and to G. gesneri Heinze, 1937 from Germany (Heinze 1937, 1952). The drawings of the posterior end of G. plicatissimus (Heinze 1952) are similar to what is observed in the newly reported specimens; therefore it is assumed that they belong to this species.	en	Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas (2010): Considerations on the genus Gordius (Nematomorpha, horsehair worms), with the description of seven new species. Zootaxa 2533: 1-35, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196586
