Enchodelus hopedorus Thorne 1939

Enchodelus hopedorus (Thorne, 1929) Thorne, 1939 Dorylaimellus hopedorus Thorne, 1929; Thorne (1929) BLR: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10797322 Enchodelus (Enchodelus) hopedorus (Thorne, 1929) Thorne, 1939 Enchodelus (Enchodelus) hopedorus; Ahmad and Jairajpuri (1980) BLR: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8144934 Enchodelus (Enchodelus) hopedorus; Choi et al. (1997) BLR: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10822468 Enchodelus hopedorus (Thorne, 1929) Thorne, 1939; Thorne (1939) BLR: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11003129 Enchodelus hopedorus; Brzeski (1963 a) BLR: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10869685 Enchodelus hopedorus; Zullini (1973) BLR: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10845257 Enchodelus hopedorus; Andrássy (1978): 116 [list] Enchodelus hopedorus; Winiszewska-Slipinska (1987) BLR: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10854938 Enchodelus hopedorus; Eliava and Eliashvily (1990): 58, 98 BLR: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11003031 Enchodelus hopedorus; Guerrero and Peňa-Santiago (2007) BLR: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8111780 Enchodelus hopedorus; Peña-Santiago (2021 b): 207 BLR: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11194191 Distribution A member of Holarctic nematode fauna, reported from: USA (type habitat: roots of alpine plants and moss, 4344 m a. s. l. - Thorne (1929) / deciduous forests - Johnson et al. (1972)), North America (freshwater habitats - Esser and Buckingham (1987)), Georgia (Eliava and Eliashvily (1990)), Korea (Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc. - Choi et al. (1997)) and Poland (Sphagnum spp. - Brzeski (1963 a) / oak-hornbeam forest litter and peat bog litter - Winiszewska-Slipinska (1987)), as well as from the high Himalaya, which form part of the boundary between the Palearctic and Indomalayan Regions: Nepal (soil from Rhododendron spp., Betula utilis D. Don, Abies sp., 4100 m a. s. l. - Zullini (1973)). Taxon discussion After its original description in the USA, this species was recorded from different locations in Europe and Asia. Guerrero et al. (2008 a) raised doubts regarding the identity of non-American material, with the possible exception of Polish material studied by Winiszewska-Slipinska (1987), which might belong to other species.