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The morphology of Dentostomella kuntzi (Nematoda: Oxyuroidea) from Egyptian rodents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

A. A. Ashour  and
J. W. Lewis
A. A. Ashour
Affiliation:
Departments of Zoology, Ain Shams University, Cairo and Royal Holloway College, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK
J. W. Lewis
Affiliation:
Departments of Zoology, Ain Shams University, Cairo and Royal Holloway College, University of London, Egham, Surrey, UK
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Abstract

Dentostomella kuntzi is redescribed from specimens found in the rodent hosts Acomys cahirinus, Arvicanthis niloticus and Rattus rattus from the Giza province of Egypt, and compared with three species of the genus Dentostomella namely D. grundmanni, D. legerae and D. translucida. Unlike other species in the genus, the egg of D. kuntzi is operculate. The distribution of adult D. kuntzi within the intestine of Acomys cahirinus is also discussed.

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Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , June 1982 , pp. 159 - 168
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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