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1 July 2018 New Species of Falcaustra (Nematoda: Kathlaniidae) and Other Helminths in Amietia nutti (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Charles R. Bursey, Stephen R. Goldberg, Chifundera Kusamba, Eli Greenbaum
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Abstract

Falcaustra congoensis n. sp. (Ascaridida, Kathlaniidae) from the large intestine of Amietia nutti (Boulenger, 1896) (Anura, Pyxicephalidae) is described and illustrated. Falcaustra congoensis represents the 16th Afrotropical species assigned to the genus and is distinguished from other Aftrotropical species by the distribution pattern of the caudal papillae (6 precloacal, 2 adcloacal, 14 postcloacal, and 1 median), length of spicules (0.33–0.38 mm), and presence of 1 pseudosucker. Amietia nutti was found to harbor 1 additional species of Nematoda, adults of Amphibiophilus chabaudi. Amietia nutti represents a new host record for each of these helminth species.

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Charles R. Bursey, Stephen R. Goldberg, Chifundera Kusamba, and Eli Greenbaum "New Species of Falcaustra (Nematoda: Kathlaniidae) and Other Helminths in Amietia nutti (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Democratic Republic of Congo," Comparative Parasitology 85(2), 177-181, (1 July 2018). https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647-85.2.177
Published: 1 July 2018
KEYWORDS
Amietia nutti
Amphibiophilus chabaudi.
Falcaustra congoensis n. sp.
Nematoda
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