Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
A new genus and species of lungworm (Nemata: Metastrongyloidea) from Akodon mollis Thomas, 1894 (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in Peru.
- Journal:
- The Journal of parasitology
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Morales, Maria Elizabeth et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Protozoologí
Abstract
Akodonema luzsarmientae n.g., n.sp. (Nemata: Metastrongyloidea) is described from the pulmonary arteries and heart from several individuals of "soft grass mouse," Akodon mollis (Rodentia: Cricetidae), collected in the region of Ancash, Peru. The new genus and species is distinguished by a reduction of the dorsal ray to 2 small widely separated papillae.
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