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On a New Filarioid Worm, Chiropterofllaria brevicaudata gen. et sp. nov. from the Fruit Bat, Pteropus hawaiiensis from Fiji
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2009
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A new genus and species of filarioid worm is described from the peritoneal cavity of fruit bats, Pteropus hawaiiensis from Fiji and the name Chiropterofilaria brevicaudata n. sp. is given to it. The microfilaria is described. This appears to be the first record of a nematode from this host. The new genus is differentiated from its nearest genus Lemdana in that the spicules are only slightly unequal; and in the female worms, the oesophagus usually make several turns around the vagina before joining the intestine. From the same host, a second microfilaria, Microfilaria fijiensis n. sp. is described, the adults of which were not found.
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