title: Choniagnium algericum sp. n. (Nematoda: Strongylidae) from the intestine of African elephant, Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1779).
abstract: Nematodes of the genus Choniagnium were found in African elephant (Loxodonta africana) from Algerian Zoological Garden. On the basis of studies in light and scanning electron microscope these nematodes were identified as a new species, Choniagnium algericum sp. n.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000469:parasitology; D004606:Elephants / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D013320:Strongyloidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology