Oswaldofilaria medemi n. sp. (Nematoda : Filarioidea), from the smooth-fronted caiman, Paleosuchus trigonatus from Colombia
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 1981 |
| Description: | A filarial worm, Oswldofilaria medemi n. sp., obtained from thethoracic wall of an adult Colombian caiman, Paleosuchus tigonatus (Schneider, 1801) is describd. The new filaria differs from all other species of the genus by the long oesophagus and by differences in size and shape of the spiculae in themale. Micoflariae could not be found in the blood of sixP. trigonatus. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Language: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/32305 |
| Online Access: | https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/32305 |