Syphacia longaecauda n. sp. (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) Syphacinea from Melomys spp. (Muridae: Hydromyinae) from Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya, Indonesia

A new oxyurid nematode Syphacia (Syphacia) longaecauda n. sp. is described from the caecum and colon of the hydromyine rodents Melomys monktoni (type host) and M. rubex from Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya, Indonesia. Syphacia longaecauda has an oval, laterally extended, relatively large cephalic pl...

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Main Author: Smales L.R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2001-03-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2001081039