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On a New Anoplocephalid Cestode, Pulluterina nestoris gen. et sp. nov., from the Kea (Nestor notabilis)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

S. R. Smithers
Affiliation:
From the Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Extract

The following description is based upon a specimen which was evacuated from a Kea, Nestor notabilis, kept in captivity in the London Zoological Gardens. The Kea, a member of the Psittacciformes, has a very limited distribution, occurring only in South Island, New Zealand. This particular bird had arrived from New Zealand and had been living in the Zoo six months before the cestode was evacuated.

It is believed that this cestode represents a genus new to science, and the name Pulluterina is proposed, with the specific name P. nestoris after the host.

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Research Papers
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1954

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