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A New Genus of Nematodes Parasitic in Elephants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

H. A. Baylis
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A Re-Examination of the type-specimens of “Sclerostoma” clathratum Baird from the African elephant, which are in the British Museum, has led to a rather interesting discovery. The material was contained in two bottles, labelled in Baird's own handwriting. One bore the name “Sclerostoma clathratum Baird,” and contained a single male specimen of the form now known as Grammocephalus clathratus. The other bottle was labelled “Sclerostoma clathratum Baird, ♀,” and proved to contain worms of both sexes and of quite a different type from Grammocephalus.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , March 1921 , pp. 57 - 66
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1921

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