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Dirofilaria (Nochtiella) linstowi n.sp. a Filarioid of Monkeys in Ceylon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

A. S. Dissanaike
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ceylon

Extract

A new species of Dirofilaria, D. (Nochtiella) linstowi n.sp. is described from the subcutaneous tissues of the Grey langur, Presbytis entellus thersites, in Ceylon. The adult worms differ from the hitherto described African and South-east Asian species in several respects, especially spicule size and ratio, arrangement and number of caudal papillae and dimensions of the microfilariae.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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