Monanema joopi n. sp. (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) from Acomys (Acomys) spinosissimus Peters, 1852 (Muridae) in South Africa, with comments on the filarial genus
Monanema joopi n. sp. is described from blood drawn from the heart of the murid Acomys (Acomys) spinosissimus in South Africa. It is characterised by a non-bulbous cephalic extremity, shared with only one of its five congeners, and a cylindrical tail with caudal alae and a spicular ratio of 2.7 in t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Parasite |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2012194331 |