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.
Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España.
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Sanchez Gumiel
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Zapatero Ramos
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Castaño Fernandez
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Gonzalez Santiago
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