Description of Spinicauda dugesii sp. n. (Nematoda: Heterakidae) of Podarcis dugesii (Reptilia: Lacertidae) from Madeira Island.
Spinicauda dugesii sp. n. (Heterakoidea, Heterakidae), parasite of the gut of the lizard Podarcis dugesii Milne-Edwards, 1829 (Reptilia, Lacertidae) from Madeira Island is described. Males of the new species are characterized by their narrow lateral alae, and curved and very chitinized spicules of the same length: females by their thick-shelled, almost round and embryonated eggs. At the external wall of the host's gut, parasitic cysts of this nematode with immature stages inside were also observed.
Sanchez Gumiel
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Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España.
Zapatero Ramos
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Castaño Fernandez
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Gonzalez Santiago
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011174:Portugal