Lockenloia sanguinis n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) from the heart of a nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, in Florida.
Lockenloia sanguinis n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) is described from fragments collected in the atrium of the heart of a male nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre). The new genus is distinguished by its reduced buccal capsule; body that expands abruptly just behind the cephalic extremity; long and undivided esophagus; and subconical, pointed tail. Until the systematics of the superfamily are revised, the familial placement of the taxon is unclear.
Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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Adamson
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Caira
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005431:Florida; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012754:Sharks / Q000469:parasitology*