Dipetalonema streptocerca (Macfie and Corson, 1922): description of the adult female.
Morphologic features of the adult female Dipetalonema streptocerca and microfilariae are described and illustrated from serial paraffin sections of biopsied skin from eight Africans. Characteristic features include a maximum diameter of 85 microns, a thin, smooth cuticle, and uteri that fill the body cavity. D. streptocerca is briefly compared to Onchocerca volvulus.
D000818:Animals; D004153:Dipetalonema / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology