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Monanema nilotica n.sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) a cardiopulmonary parasite of the Nile rat in Sudan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Sabir Elbihari ,
Hussein S. Hussein  and
Ralph Muller
Sabir Elbihari
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of KhartoumP.O. Box 32, Khartoum North, Sudan
Hussein S. Hussein
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of KhartoumP.O. Box 32, Khartoum North, Sudan
Ralph Muller
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Helminthology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT
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Abstract

Monanema nilotica n.sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) is described from the right auricle and pulmonary artery of the Nile rat, Arvicanthis niloticus testicularis (Sundevall, 1842), trapped in Khartoum-North, Sudan. It differs from other species principally in length of adults and microfilariae, in the shape of the buccal capsule and in the structure of the spicules of the males.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 51 , Issue 4 , December 1977 , pp. 317 - 321
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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