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Rhabdias filicaudalis n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from the snake Spilotes pullatus (Serpentes: Colubridae) in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2009

T.H. Barrella ,
K.R. dos Santos  and
R.J. da Silva
T.H. Barrella*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
K.R. dos Santos
Affiliation:
Departament of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Bom Jesus, Piauí State, Brazil
R.J. da Silva
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu, São Paulo State, Brazil
*
* E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Rhabdias filicaudalis n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from the lung of Spilotes pullatus (Serpentes: Colubridae) is described. The host snake was captured in the municipality of Avaré, São Paulo State, Brazil. Rhabdias filicaudalis n. sp. differs from all other species by the combination of the following characters: straight body, truncated anterior end, six weakly developed lips arranged in two opposite groups of three, pre-equatorial vulva, oesophagus length/body length ratio (%) 4.9–7.5 (5.8 ± 0.6), nerve ring distance from anterior end/oesophagus length ratio (%) 36.9–61.1 (49.8 ± 6.4), tail length/body length ratio (%) 3.0–5.5 (4.0 ± 0.5), vulva distance from anterior end/body length ratio (%) 39.9–51.7 (45.9 ± 3.5), and a cuticular filiform tail tip.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 84 , Issue 3 , September 2010 , pp. 292 - 296
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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