Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
A new species of Sciurodendrium (Nematoda: Heligmonellidae) in Sciurus aureogaster (Rodentia: Sciuridae) from Morelos, Mexico.
- Journal:
- The Journal of parasitology
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Falcón-Ordaz, Jorge & Lamothe-Argumedo, Marcos Rafael
- Affiliation:
- Laboratorio de Helmintologí
Abstract
Sciurodendrium bravohollisae n. sp. (Heligmonellidae) is described as an intestinal parasite of 2 squirrels, Sciurus aureogaster Cuvier, 1829, collected from Los Robles, Municipio de Tlalnepantla, Morelos State, Mexico. The new species differs from all other congeners in possessing a very well-developed and sacciform genital cone. This is the seventh species described for the genus and the first one recorded in Mexico.
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