Cosmocercella samorekensis n. sp. from the intestine of Tribolonotus novaeguineae collected in Papua New Guinea is described and illustrated. Cosmocercella samorekensis is unique among species of Cosmocercella in that it is the only species to possess 3 pairs of vesiculate rosette papillae. Seven species of Nematoda were also present: gravid individuals of Aplectana macintoshii, Cosmocerca zugi, Meteterakis crombiei, Oswaldocruzia bakeri, and Parapharyngodon maplestoni and larva in cysts assigned to Abbreviata sp. and Riticulariidae gen. sp. Four new host records are reported.
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1 January 2014
New Species of Cosmocercella (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) and Other Helminths in Tribolonotus novaeguineae (Sauria: Scincidae) from Papua New Guinea
Charles R. Bursey,
Stephen R. Goldberg,
Fred Kraus
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 81 • No. 1
January 2014
Vol. 81 • No. 1
January 2014
Cosmocercella samorekensis n. sp.
Nematoda
Papua New Guinea
Sauria
spiny skink
Tribolonotus novaeguineae