Graphidioides subterraneus n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) from the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum Thomas, 1898 (Rodentia: Octodontidae)

M A Rossin; J T Timi; A I Malizia

doi:10.1051/parasite/2005122145

Graphidioides subterraneus n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) from the South American subterranean rodent Ctenomys talarum Thomas, 1898 (Rodentia: Octodontidae)

Parasite. 2005 Jun;12(2):145-9. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2005122145.

Authors

M A Rossin¹, J T Timi, A I Malizia

Affiliation

¹ Laboratorio de Ecofisiología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Casilla de Correo 1245, 7600-Mar del Plata, Argentina.

PMID: 15991827
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2005122145

Abstract

A new nematode species, Graphidioides subterraneus n. sp., found in the stomach of C. talarum from Argentina is described. The new species more closely resembles G. mazzai Lent & Freitas, 1935, parasite of Galea leucoblephara from Argentina, and G. kravetzi Sutton & Durette-Desset, 1995, parasite of Holochilus brasiliensis from Uruguay. It can be distinguished by shorter spicules, by the shape of the gubernaculum, by shorter uterine branches, and by a different number of ridges of the synlophe all along the body.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Argentina / epidemiology
Female
Male
Phylogeny
Rodent Diseases / epidemiology
Rodent Diseases / parasitology*
Rodentia
Species Specificity
Stomach / parasitology
Trichostrongyloidea / anatomy & histology
Trichostrongyloidea / classification*
Trichostrongyloidea / isolation & purification