Ascarops talpa sp. n. (Nematoda: Spirocercidae) from the formosan mole, Talpa micrura insularis, in Taiwan.
Ascarops talpa sp. n. (Nematoda: Spirocercidae) is described from the small intestine of the Formosan mole, Talpa micrura insularis, from Taiwan. It is most similar to A. kutassi (Shul'ts, 1927) and A. tuvensis Sulimov, 1961. Ascarops kutassi differs by having a smaller ratio of left to right spicule length (1:4 vs. 1:5.5), no caudal alae, by its preanal papillae that are not equidistant from one another, and in its area rugosa which extends 1.25 mm anterior to the anus. Ascarops tuvensis differs by having a smaller ratio of left to right spicule length (1:3.8 vs. 1:5.5), by its preanal papillae that are not equidistant from one another, and in its area rugosa which covers only the ventral tip of the tail.
D000818:Animals; D007312:Eulipotyphla / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008971:Moles / Q000469:parasitology*; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013624:Taiwan