Helminths of birds and mammals of Israel. VII. - Pneumospirura rodentium n. sp. (Pneumospiruridae - Thelazioidea).
Pneumospirura rodentium a lung parasite of Gerbillus dasyurus and Meriones crassus is described. P. hainanensis Wu and Hu, 1938 and Metathelazia servalis Chabaud and Biocca, 1950, have cephalic structures resembling those of P. rodentium. But the three species can be differentiated by the size of spicules, their localization, hosts and geographical distribution.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D013151:Spiruroidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013802:Thelazioidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology