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Morphological and molecular characterization of Ortleppascaris sinensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) from the Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2015

J.H. Zhao ,
S.S. Wang ,
G.J. Tu ,
Y.K. Zhou  and
X.B. Wu
J.H. Zhao
Affiliation:
Provincial Laboratory of Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui241000, China Department of Parasitology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui241001, China
S.S. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui241001, China
G.J. Tu
Affiliation:
The National Nature Reserve of Chinese Alligator in Anhui, Xuanzhou, Anhui242034, China
Y.K. Zhou
Affiliation:
The National Nature Reserve of Chinese Alligator in Anhui, Xuanzhou, Anhui242034, China
X.B. Wu*
Affiliation:
Provincial Laboratory of Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui241000, China
*
*E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A new nematode species, Ortleppascaris sinensis sp. nov. (Ascaridoidea), is described from specimens found in the stomach and intestine of the Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis Fauvel, 1879 (Crocodilian: Alligatoridae) in the National Nature Reserve of Chinese Alligator (Chinese Crocodile Lake) in Anhui Province, China. This is the first description of O. sinensis sp. nov. in both China and this crocodile host, increasing its distribution in South Asia as well as expanding the number of helminths known to infect this crocodile. The detailed description of O. sinensis sp. nov., based on light and scanning electron microscopic examination, provides new taxonomic data for this species, and we also report sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS), small subunit DNA segments (18S) and the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 90 , Issue 3 , May 2016 , pp. 303 - 311
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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