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Oochoristica chalcidesi n. sp. (Eucestoda: Linstowiidae) from the ocellated skink, Chalcides ocellatus (Forskal, 1775) in the United Arab Emirates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2011

R.K. Schuster
R.K. Schuster*
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, UAE
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*E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Five out of ten ocellated skinks (Chalcides ocellatus) examined in Dubai between 2007 and 2010 were infected with cestodes of the genus Oochoristica. Out of the 36 collected tapeworms seven specimens were used to describe a new species. Oochoristica chalcidesi n. sp. belongs to the group of species with 25 to 35 testes arranged in two clusters. The lobes of the ovary are subdivided into 4–5 lobules in a similar way as O. ubelakeri described from Agama atra in Namibia. Both species differ in the presence of a neck, a lower number of mature segments in O. chalcidesi n. sp. and a different position of the cirrus pouch in relation to the ovary, as well as in the distribution of uterine capsulae in gravid segments.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 85 , Issue 4 , December 2011 , pp. 468 - 471
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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