NEW SPECIES OF FALCAUSTRA (NEMATODA: KATHLANIIDAE) FROM HEOSEMYS GRANDIS (TESTUDINES: EMYDIDAE)

Charles R. Bursey; Jennifer M. Freeman

doi:10.1645/GE-3481.1

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Charles R. Bursey,¹ Jennifer M. Freeman^1,*

¹Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146.

^** University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, Florida 32607. jenf@ufl.edu

Abstract

Falcaustra kinsellai n. sp. from the intestines of the turtle Heosemys grandis is described and illustrated. Falcaustra kinsellai represents the 30th Oriental species assigned to the genus and is distinguished from other species by the distribution pattern of caudal papillae (6 precloacal, 6 adcloacal, 10 postcloacal, and 1 median), length of spicules (427–451 μm), presence of a pseudosucker, and presence of a toothed chamber between vestibule and pharynx.

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Charles R. Bursey and Jennifer M. Freeman "NEW SPECIES OF FALCAUSTRA (NEMATODA: KATHLANIIDAE) FROM HEOSEMYS GRANDIS (TESTUDINES: EMYDIDAE)," Journal of Parasitology 91(5), 1150-1152, (1 October 2005). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3481.1

Received: 8 September 2004; Accepted: 1 January 2005; Published: 1 October 2005

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