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Nematode parasites of Puerto Rican tree frogs, Eleutherodactylus spp: two new species and a proposal of Poekilostrongylus gen.nov. (Trichostrongylidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Gerald D. Schmidt  and
Frederick H. Whittaker
Gerald D. Schmidt
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado 80639
Frederick H. Whittaker
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40208
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Poekilostrongylus puertoricensis gen.nov., sp.nov. is proposed for nematodes recovered from Eleutherodactylus coqui, in Puerto Rico. The new genus is similar to Oswaldocruzia Travassos, 1917, but lacks longitudinal ridges on the cuticle. Oswaldocruzia lenteixierai Viqueras, 1938, is partially redescribed, and a key to the genera of the Oswaldocruziinae is given. Thelandros (Parathelandros) garciai sp.nov. is described from E. antillensis and E. portoricensis. Strongyloides sp. was found in E. antillensis and Aplectana spp. (females) were recovered from E. locustus, E. richmondi and E. coqui.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 70 , Issue 2 , April 1975 , pp. 287 - 294
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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