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Three Nematodes from Malayan Amphibians including a New Genus and Two New Species*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

P. H. Yuen
P. H. Yuen
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Singapore
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Three species of nematodes were collected from some Malayan frogs and toads. Two of these are bursate nematodes, one of which belongs to a new genus for which the name Batrachostrongylus gen. nov. is proposed. The genus Batrachostrongylus has structural features of both the families Strongylidae and Trichostrongylidae. The other bursate nematode, namely Oswaldocruzia hoepplii Hsu is widely distributed in the Far East and this is the first record from the Malaysian region. This species shows considerable variation throughout its range. Another new species, Abbreviata bufonis sp. nov. is from Bufo asper Boulenger. Although the larval form of Abbreviata ranae (Walton), the only representative of the genus in Amphibia has been recorded from U.S.A., this is the first record of an adult Abbreviata parasitic in Amphibia.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 37 , Issue 1-2 , March 1963 , pp. 145 - 158
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1963

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