On a new species of Capillaria (Nematoda) from a bat in Kashmir.
Capillaria kashmirensis n. sp. from the stomach of a bat in Kashmir, India, is described. The species is characterized by the presence of a funnel-like bursa in males which is deeply incised ventrally. The bursa is supported by a pair of long papillae. Lateral alae, a single spicule and an unarmed spicule sheath are present. The ratio between anterior and posterior regions of the body is 1:1.2 to 1.57 and the spicule body length ratio is 1:9 to 15. Cloaca is terminal. In females the tail is blunt, the anus sub-terminal, the ulva post-oesophageal, situated on a vulvar appendage.
D000818:Animals; D002195:Capillaria / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology; D014259:Trichuroidea / Q000145:classification*