taxonID	type	description	language	source
03EE879CFFE93D038EE2FEBCB2E68520.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype. Deposited at the Museum of Southwestern Biology-Parasitology Division (MSB: PARA): 101. Male collected from a tributary of the North Fork Tesuque Creek (35.7699, - 105.7954). Paratypes. Allotype. MSB: PARA 102. Female collected from a tributary of the North Fork Tesuque Creek (35.7699, - 105.7954). Other paratypes. MSB: PARA: 103 – 110.	en	Begay, Alyssa C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Bolek, Matthew G., Hanelt, Ben (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281865
03EE879CFFE93D038EE2FEBCB2E68520.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is derived from the Navajo word for bamboo, lókaa’tsoh, which describes the hollow tube-shape formed by the spines surrounding the male’s cloaca (Fig. 1 C).	en	Begay, Alyssa C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Bolek, Matthew G., Hanelt, Ben (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281865
03EE879CFFE93D038EE2FEBCB2E68520.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Rocky Mountains, Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Found at two sites (sites 1 and 2) consisting of unnamed first order streams crossing Aspen Vista road, off of NM State route 475 (Hyde Park road) near the Santa Fe ski area: Site 1 (35.7699, - 105.7954) at an elevation between 3,200 ‒ 3,290 m, and site 2 (35.7788, - 105.7953) at an elevation of 3,127 m.	en	Begay, Alyssa C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Bolek, Matthew G., Hanelt, Ben (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281865
03EE879CFFE93D038EE2FEBCB2E68520.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. Site 1 (35.7699, - 105.7954) at an elevation between 3,200 ‒ 3,290 m. Bionomics. The worms were collected in the free-living, post-parasitic, adult stage, and the paratenic and definitive hosts remain unknown. Most individuals of this species were collected from August to September (n = 51), and a few were collected in late June (n = 3). Material examined. Of 54 worms (27 males; 27 females) collected, DNA was amplified for all individuals. For each of these worms, partial cox 1 was amplified and sequenced. The anterior, posterior, and midsection of seven individuals were used for SEM studies.	en	Begay, Alyssa C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Bolek, Matthew G., Hanelt, Ben (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281865
03EE879CFFE93D038EE2FEBCB2E68520.taxon	description	Description of male. Ađult males were 73 ‒ 22 O (x = I 4 I • 2) mm lοng anđ white in cοlοr • Areοles οf οne type, mostly flat; ranging in shape from polygonal to round (Figs. 1 D and E). In some areas areoles have serrated edges (Fig. 1 D), while in others the margins appear much smoother (Fig. 1 E). Interareolar furrows are distinct. On ventral side, areoles in some areas are much less defined and the surface appears grooved perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (Fig. 1 H). Tubercles are present but not abundant between areoles (megareolar pattern, Fig. 1 D, E); more abundant in anterior end. Precloacal bristles are long, conical and arranged into thin rows (Fig. 1 A); bristles branch apically (Fig. 1 G). Cloacal opening is surrounded by broad spines of irregular shape (Fig. 1 C), which together appear to form a tube; some spines appear to be branched slightly (Fig. 1 C). Postcloacal spines start immediately posterior to the cloacal opening and extend onto the inner side of the tail lobes (Figs. 1 A, B). Postcloacal spines appear thin and triangular; some with serrated edges (Fig. 1 B). Canoe-shaped adhesive warts are present anterior to the precloacal rows of bristles (Fig. 1 F), and are relatively narrow (8 ‒ 10 µm). Description of female. Ađult females were white anđ 52 ‒ 2 OO (x = I 42 • 8) mm lοng • Areοles οf οne type mostly flat; range in shape from polygonal to round (Figs. 2 A and B). In some areas areoles have serrated edges (Fig. 2 B), while in others the margins appear smooth (Fig. 2 A). Round areoles predominate in the anterior end. Megareolar pattern present (Figs. 2 A and B) moderately throughout, but more abundant in anterior end. Most tubercles situated in hollows formed on the edges of areoles (Fig. 2 C).	en	Begay, Alyssa C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Bolek, Matthew G., Hanelt, Ben (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281865
03EE879CFFEF3D068EE2FF09B53280C5.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype. MSB: PARA: 111. Male collected from a tributary of the North Fork of Tesuque Creek (35.7699, - 105. 7954). Paratypes. Allotype. MSB: PARA: 112. Female collected from a tributary of the North Fork Tesuque Creek (35.7699, - 105.7954). Other paratypes. MSB: PARA 113 – 120	en	Begay, Alyssa C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Bolek, Matthew G., Hanelt, Ben (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281865
03EE879CFFEF3D068EE2FF09B53280C5.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species epithet is derived from the Navajo word for fingers, ‘ bila’, which describes the shape of spines surrounding the cloaca (Fig. 3 C).	en	Begay, Alyssa C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Bolek, Matthew G., Hanelt, Ben (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281865
03EE879CFFEF3D068EE2FF09B53280C5.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Rocky Mountains, Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Found at two sites. The first site (site 1), is also where G. lokaaus n. sp. was found, (35.7699, - 105.7954), at an elevation between 3,200 ‒ 3,290 m. The second site (site 3) consisted of an unnamed first order stream (35.7970, - 105.8028), flowing just to the northwest of the Santa Fe Ski Area. This smaller stream merges with the Rio en Medio and the exact collection site was situated in a large grassy meadow surrounded by aspen / pine woodlands at an elevation of 3,230 m.	en	Begay, Alyssa C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Bolek, Matthew G., Hanelt, Ben (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281865
03EE879CFFEF3D068EE2FF09B53280C5.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. Site 1 (35.7699, - 105.7954). Bionomics. The worms were collected in the free-living, post-parasitic, adult stage, and the paratenic and definitive hosts remain unknown. Adults of this species were collected from late June through early August. Material examined. Thirty four worms (26 males, 8 females) were extracted, amplified, and sequenced. The anterior, posterior, and midsection of eight individuals were used for SEM.	en	Begay, Alyssa C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Bolek, Matthew G., Hanelt, Ben (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281865
03EE879CFFEF3D068EE2FF09B53280C5.taxon	description	Description of male. Adult males brown in color, with the exception of one individual which was white, and measuređ 55 ‒ I 26 (x = 87 • O) mm lοng • Areοles οf οne type, mοstly flat; ranging in shape frοm pοlygοnal (Fig • 3 D) to round (Fig. 3 E and F). Interareolar furrows are not as distinct as G. lokaaus n. sp., and in many areas areoles appear fused with neighboring areoles (Fig. 3 D, E, and F). Tubercles between areoles present in moderate quantity (Fig. 3 F). Rows of small precloacal bristles present in posterior end, which are branched (Fig. 3 H). Cloacal opening surrounded by broad bristles (Fig. 3 C) with a stout apex; some bristles appear to be branching. Bristles around cloaca arranged into 2 ‒ 3 rows (Fig. 3 C). Postcloacal spines begin immediately posterior to the cloacal bristles and extend to the inner-side of the tail lobes (Fig. 3 A). The shape of the postcloacal spines is mound-like and tall with a diameter of 4 ‒ 8 µm (Fig. 3 B). Adhesive warts are present anterior to cloacal opening (Fig. 3 G), canoe-shaped, and relatively wide (12 ‒ 22 µm). Description of female. Adult females white in color, with one exception which was brown, and measured 59 ‒ 2 OO (x = 73 • I) mm lοng • Cuticle resembles that οf the male (Fig • 4 A anđ B) • Tubercles are slightly lοnger anđ more abundant in the anterior end (Fig. 4 C). Diagnoses and taxonomic comments. Several morphological characters clearly separate these two new species. The spines / bristles surrounding the cloaca are dense and form a tube-like structure in G. l o k a a u s n. sp. (Fig. 1 C) but are finger-like and much narrower in G. bilaus n. sp. (Fig. 3 C). The areoles are clearly defined by interareolar furrows in G. l o k a a u s n. sp. (Fig. 2 A – C) but appear almost fused by the absence of interareolar furrows in G. bilaaus n. sp. (Figs. 4 A – C). Adhesive warts are thin, triangular and 2 - dimensional in G. l o k a a u s n. sp. (Fig. 1 B) but tall, stout, mound-like, and 3 - dimesional in G. b i l a u s n. sp. (Fig. 3 B). Finally, the adhesive warts of G. b i l a a u s n. sp. appear much broader (Fig. 3 G) than those of G. lokaaus n. sp. (Fig. 1 F).	en	Begay, Alyssa C., Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas, Bolek, Matthew G., Hanelt, Ben (2012): Two new Gordionus species (Nematomorpha: Gordiida) from the southern Rocky Mountains (USA). Zootaxa 3406: 30-38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.281865
