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A new species of the genus Spiroxys (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) from Madagascan pleurodiran turtles (Pelomedusidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2008

V. Roca  and
G. García
V. Roca*
Affiliation:
Departament de Zoologia, Facultat de Ciències Biològiques, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner, 50, 46100Burjassot (València), Spain
G. García
Affiliation:
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, Les Augres Manor, Jersey JE3 5BP, Channel Islands, UK
*
*E-mail: Vicente.roca@uv.es
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Abstract

Spiroxys ankarafantsika, sp. nov. is described from Madagascar in two species of freshwater turtles, Pelusios castanoides and Pelomedusa subrufa. Spiroxys ankarafantsika differs from other species of the genus in having pseudolabial teeth only on the median lobes and no other cuticular prominences, a smooth cuticular collar, deirides as cervical minute spine-like projections, and a gubernaculum without tubes. This is the first record of a nominal species of the genus Spiroxys from the Ethiopian region.

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Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 82 , Issue 4 , December 2008 , pp. 301 - 303
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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