Examination of type material of two species of Litomosoides (Filarioidea : Onchocercidae), parasites from bats ; taxonomic consequences

Type material of Litomosoides hamletti Sandground, 1934 from Glossophaga soricina soricina in Brazil and L. penai Jiménez- Quirós & Arroyo, 1 960 from Carollia perspicillata azteca in Costa Rica, was examined. The morphology of the spicules shows that these species belong to the carinii group. T...

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Main Authors: Bain O., Guerrero R., Rodriguez B., Babayan S., Jouvenet N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2003-09-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2003103211