On a new trematode, Prohemistomum azimi n. sp. (Trematoda: Cyathocotylidae) from the Egyptian slit-faced bat.
Prohemistomum azimi n. sp. is described from one out of four Egyptian slit-faced bats, Nycteris thebaica Geffroy, 1910 captured from Giza, Egypt. The new species is compared with other related species of the genus and its specific diagnosis is outlined. The new species is the first record of the genus Prohemistomum Odhner, 1913 from Chiroptera.
D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification