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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

A NEW SPECIES OF COSMOCERCOIDES (NEMATODA: COSMOCERCIDAE) FROM A GYMNOPHTHALMID LIZARD OF WESTERN BRAZIL

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Author(s):
Avila, Robson W. [1] ; Strussmann, Christine [1] ; da Silva, Reinaldo J. [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] UNESP, Dept Parasitol, Inst Biociencias, BR-18618000 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: Journal of Parasitology; v. 96, n. 3, p. 558-560, JUN 2010.
Web of Science Citations: 9
Abstract

Cosmocercoides sauna n. sp., an intestinal parasite of the gymnophthalmid lizard Iphisa elegans from western Brazil, is described. Of the 18 species previously described, C. sauna represents the 19th species, and is the third to be reported in the Neotropical region. Moreover, C sauna is the second species reported from a reptilian host and is distinguished by a smaller number of rosette papillae (4 pairs). Additionally, the new species can be distinguished from the other Neotropical species (Cosmocercoides lilloi Ramallo, Bursey and Goldberg, 2007 and C. variabilis (Harwood, 1930)) by possessing smaller spicule size and presence of both gubernaculum and lateral alae in Cosmocercoides lilloi. (AU)