Sciurodendrium bravohollisae n. sp. (Heligmonellidae) is described as an intestinal parasite of 2 squirrels, Sciurus aureogaster Cuvier, 1829, collected from Los Robles, Municipio de Tlalnepantla, Morelos State, Mexico. The new species differs from all other congeners in possessing a very well-developed and sacciform genital cone. This is the seventh species described for the genus and the first one recorded in Mexico.
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1 June 2006
A NEW SPECIES OF SCIURODENDRIUM (NEMATODA: HELIGMONELLIDAE) IN SCIURUS AUREOGASTER (RODENTIA: SCIURIDAE) FROM MORELOS, MEXICO
Jorge Falcón-Ordaz,
Marcos Rafael Lamothe-Argumedo
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