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Gordius Turcomanicus
Gordius may refer to: * ''Gordius'' (worm), a genus of horsehair worms * Gordias, or Gordius, an ancient royal family of Phrygia * Saint Gordius (died c. 315), a Christian soldier and martyr in Cappadocia {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordius (worm)
''Gordius'' is a genus of worms in the phylum Nematomorpha, the horsehair worms. It was formerly treated as the only genus in the family Gordiidae, but the genus '' Acutogordius'' is now considered as distinct.Bleidorn, C., et al. (2002)Systematic relationships of Nematomorpha based on molecular and morphological data.''Invertebrate Biology'' 121(4), 357-64. The genus is distributed worldwide except for Antarctica, where no Nematomorpha have been recorded.Schmidt-Rhaesa, A. (2002)Are the genera of Nematomorpha monophyletic taxa? ''Zoologica Scripta'' 31(2), 185-200. Description The adult worm is a free-living animal. It is hairlike, very long and very thin. It commonly grows over a meter long,Capinera, J. LHorsehair Worms, Hairworms, Gordian Worms, Nematomorphs, ''Gordius'' spp. (Nematomorpha: Gordioidea). EENY-117. Entomology and Nematology. Florida Cooperative Extension Service. University of Florida IFAS. Published 1999, revised 2005. with the record length held by a speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
