On a new nematode Leipernema leiperi n.g., n.sp. (Strongyloididae), parasitic in the pangolin Manis pentadactyla from Hyderabad, India.
Leipernema leiperi n.g., n.sp. is described from the pangolin Manis pentadactyla in India. Both parasitic free-living generations have been examined. Features which differentiate the parasite from Strongyloides and Parastrongyloides are described.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D004490:Xenarthra / Q000469:parasitology*