Paratrichosoma crocodilus n. gen. n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae) from the skin of the New Guinea crocodile.
A new genus of nematode (Paractrichosoma crocodilus) is described from Crocodilus novaeguinae. Adults have typical trichuroid features but elongated stichocytes (over 1 mm in female). Males are one third to one half as long as females and have no spicule or sheath.
D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009512:New Guinea; D012104:Reptiles / Q000469:parasitology*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology