A new species of Metathelazia (Nematoda: Pneumospiruridae) from the lungs of a nine-banded armadillo in Central Mexico Especie nueva de Metathelazia (Nematoda: Pneumospiruridae) de los pulmones de un armadillo del centro de México
Twenty-four worms were collected from the bronchioles in both lungs of a male nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 captured in Teacalco, Morelos, Mexico. The worms, herein named Metathelazia mexicana n. sp., show a constriction in the esophagus at the level of the nerve ring; ma...
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2013-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1870-34532013000100005 |