[Life cycle of Gongylonema mucronatum Seurat, 1916, parasite of the African hedge-hog (author's transl)].
The Gongylonematid Nematode parasite of the Tunisian hedge-hog has been identified as Gongylonema mucronatum Seurat, 1916. The infective larva has been obtained from Locusta migratoria as intermediate host. The larval characters of this Gongylonema link it to the species G. pulchrum.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006110:Grasshoppers / Q000469:parasitology*; D006364:Hedgehogs / Q000469:parasitology*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D014416:Tunisia
Cycle biologique de Gongylonema mucronatum Seurat, 1916 parasite du Hérisson d'Afrique du Nord.