Abstract
A new species of cestode of the genus Linstowia (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) is described from marsupials of the genera Thylamys and Monodelphis. The new species (Linstowia schmidti) differs from Linstowia iheringi Zschokke, 1904, in having a much smaller strobila and reduced number of proglottids, and in the distribution of the eggs in gravid proglottids. In Bolivia, cestodes of the genus Linstowia appear to have a restricted geographic distribution, occurring in marsupials only in southeastern Bolivia near the western margin of the Chaco. This host-parasite association may represent an ecological-historical relict.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 795-799 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Parasitology |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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Gardner, S. L., & Campbell, M. L. (1992). A new species of Linstowia (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from marsupials in Bolivia. Journal of Parasitology, 78(5), 795-799. https://doi.org/10.2307/3283306