A new cestode of charadriiformes-Wardium chaunense sp. n. (Hymenolepididae) from Gallinago gallinago (L.) from Chukotka.
A description and differential diagnosis of Wardium chaunense sp. n. from the common snipe, Gallinago gallinago (L). from Chaun lowland (North-West Chukotka) are presented. This cestode differs from other related species of this genus in the form of rostellar hooks and form and armament of cirrus.
D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D012800:Siberia; D013045:Species Specificity