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A New Nematode of the Genus Streptopharagus (Spiruroidea) from the Indian Gerbil, Tatera indica indica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

Sylvester Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur, India

Extract

The Indian gerbil, Tatera indica indica, was collected in the arid western Rajasthan at Bikaner during the first weeks of July, August and September 1968. From sixty gerbils a large number of nematodes belonging to the genera Streptopharagus Blanc, 1912, Rictularia Froelich, 1802 and Trichuris Roederer, 1761, together with a few cestodes, were recovered from the stomach and intestine. The Streptopharagus sp. described below, vastly outnumbered the other worms and appears to be a new species.

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Research Papers
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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