A new species of Metathelazia (Nematoda: Pneumospiruridae) from the lungs of a nine-banded armadillo in Central Mexico

F. Agustín Jiménez; Rogelio Rosas-Valdez; Scott L. Gardner

doi:10.7550/rmb.29516

A new species of Metathelazia (Nematoda: Pneumospiruridae) from the lungs of a nine-banded armadillo in Central Mexico

F. Agustín Jiménez, Rogelio Rosas-Valdez, Scott L. Gardner

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Abstract

Twenty-four worms were collected from the bronchioles in both lungs of a male nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 captured in Teacalco, Morelos, Mexico. The worms, herein named Metathelazia mexicana n. sp., show a constriction in the esophagus at the level of the nerve ring; males of the species have 7 pairs of papillae, fewer than the other species in the genus. Metathelazia capsulata is the most similar species to Metathelazia mexicana; however, the latter has much shorter spicules. This is the fourth species in the genus known to occur in the New World.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	87-93
Number of pages	7
Journal	Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Volume	84
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.29516
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Dasypus novemcinctus
Metathelazia capsulata
Metathelazia mexicana
Mexico
Morelos
Nine-banded armadillo

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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