MICROPLEURA AUSTRALIENSIS N. SP. (NEMATODA: MICROPLEURIDAE) FROM THE BODY CAVITY OF CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Zendy

František Moravec | Zendy; Robert W. Kay | Zendy; Richard J. Hobbs | Zendy

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MICROPLEURA AUSTRALIENSIS N. SP. (NEMATODA: MICROPLEURIDAE) FROM THE BODY CAVITY OF CROCODYLUS JOHNSONI IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Author(s) -

František Moravec,

Robert W. Kay,

Richard J. Hobbs

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467

H-Index - 92

eISSN - 1937-2345

pISSN - 0022-3395

DOI - 10.1645/ge-3260

Subject(s) - crocodile , crocodylus , biology , sponge spicule , gubernaculum , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , nematode , freshwater crab , anatomy , ecology , decapoda , crustacean

A new nematode species, Micropleura australiensis n. sp., is described on the basis of specimens found in the peritoneal cavity of the Australian freshwater crocodile, Crocodylus johnsoni Krefft, from the Ord River area, Western Australia. The new species is mainly characterized by the length of spicules (0.360-0.366 mm) and gubernaculum (0.096-0.105 mm), the number and arrangement of male caudal papillae (4 preanal and 6 postanal pairs), and the postequatorial vulva. To date, it is the first species of Micropleura reported from Australia. Micropleura trionyxi Agrawal, 1966, and M. lissemysia Chattervati, 1985, are considered junior synonyms of M. indica Khera, 1951.

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