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Neoheterakis chapini n.g., n.sp. (Nematoda: Heterakoidea) from Afropavo congensis Chapin, 1936

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

V. Kumar
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp and Veterinary Division, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium
D. Thienpont
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp and Veterinary Division, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium

Abstract

Neoheterakis chapini n.g., n.sp. (Nematoda: Heterakoidea) is described from the caecum of a Congopeacock Afropavo congensis Chapin, 1936. The diagnostic features of the subfamily Spinaspidoderinae are extended to accomodate the new genus.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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