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RESEARCH PRODUCT
A new species of the genus Spiroxys (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) from Madagascan pleurodiran turtles (Pelomedusidae)
G. GarcíaVicente Rocasubject
MalebiologyEcologyGnathostomatidaeZoologySpirurida InfectionsGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationPelomedusa subrufaTurtlesSpirurinaPelomedusidaeMadagascarAnimalsPelusios castanoidesFemaleAnimal Science and ZoologyParasitologyTaxonomy (biology)Intestinal Diseases Parasiticdescription
AbstractSpiroxys ankarafantsika, sp. nov. is described from Madagascar in two species of freshwater turtles, Pelusios castanoides and Pelomedusa subrufa. Spiroxys ankarafantsika differs from other species of the genus in having pseudolabial teeth only on the median lobes and no other cuticular prominences, a smooth cuticular collar, deirides as cervical minute spine-like projections, and a gubernaculum without tubes. This is the first record of a nominal species of the genus Spiroxys from the Ethiopian region.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2008-12-01 | Journal of Helminthology |