A new species of Aplectana (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) in Amphisbaena darwinii (Squamata: Amphisbaenidae) from Argentina
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Published:2023-10-31
Issue:
Volume:94
Page:e945222
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ISSN:2007-8706
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Container-title:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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language:
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Short-container-title:Rev.Mex.Biodiv.
Author:
Ramallo GeraldineORCID,
Goldberg Stephen R.,
Ruiz Ana Lía,
Stazzonelli Juan Carlos
Abstract
In the present study, we describe and illustrate Aplectana nananae n. sp. from the large intestine of Amphisbaena darwinii. Aplectana nananae n. sp. is the second species described in Argentinian amphisbaenian hosts and the 60th species assigned to the genus. This species differs from its congeners by a set of unique characters in males: the presence of 1 unpaired preanal papilla and gubernaculum, the papillae pattern (8+1:2:2) and total number (24+1), very conspicuous and prominent excretory pore, located anterior to the esophageal bulb and the size of spicules (60-70 μm).
Publisher
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Subject
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics