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Tziminema unachi n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Strongylidae: Strongylinae) parasite of Baird's tapir Tapirus bairdii from Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

D.M. Güiris-Andrade ,
A. Oceguera-Figueroa ,
D. Osorio-Sarabia ,
M.E. Pérez-Escobar ,
M.G. Nieto-López ,
N.M. Rojas-Hernández  and
L. García-Prieto
D.M. Güiris-Andrade
Affiliation:
Laboratorio en Materia Zoosanitaria (Parásitos-endosimbiontes-endocomensales), Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas. CP. 29050, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
A. Oceguera-Figueroa
Affiliation:
Colección Nacional de Helmintos, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-153, CP 04510 Ciudad de México, México
D. Osorio-Sarabia
Affiliation:
Escuela Nacional Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades, Plantel Oriente, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CP 09210, México, D. F., México
M.E. Pérez-Escobar
Affiliation:
Laboratorio en Materia Zoosanitaria (Parásitos-endosimbiontes-endocomensales), Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas. CP. 29050, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México
M.G. Nieto-López
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Microscopía Electrónica de Barrido, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Unidad Tapachula, Carretera antiguo aeropuerto, km. 2.5, CP 30700, Tapachula, Chiapas, México
N.M. Rojas-Hernández
Affiliation:
Facultad de Biología, Universidad de la Habana, Calle 25 # 455, Vedado, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba
L. García-Prieto*
Affiliation:
Colección Nacional de Helmintos, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-153, CP 04510 Ciudad de México, México
*
Author for correspondence: L. García-Prieto, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A new genus and species of nematode, Tziminema unachi n. gen., n. sp. is described from the caecum and colon of Baird's tapir Tapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865), found dead in the Reserva de la Biósfera El Triunfo, Chiapas State, in the Neotropical realm of Mexico. Tziminema n. gen. differs from the other nine genera included in the Strongylinae by two main characteristics: having 7–9 posteriorly directed tooth-like structures at the anterior end of the buccal capsule, and the external surface of the buccal capsule being heavily striated. Phylogenetic analyses of the DNA sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase and nuclear DNA, including a partial sequence of the internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S and a partial sequence of the internal transcribed spacer 2 of the new taxon, confirmed its inclusion in Strongylinae and its rank as a new genus.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 92 , Issue 6 , November 2018 , pp. 752 - 759
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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