[Description of Zaglonema zaglossi n. gen., n. sp., and Z., ewersi, n. sp., (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) parasitic in the intestine of Zaglossus bruynii in New Guinea (author's transl)].
The new genus Zaglonema is characterised by the presence of primitive cephalic features, a poorly developed synlophe, the presence of a cervical groove, extra branches of the dorsal ray, short spicules and the absence of a spike on the tail of the female. Many of these features distinguish the new genus from the 3 other genera of Trichostrongyloid Nematodes occurring in Monotremes. The new genus appears to have some affinities with the genus Mackerrastrongylus which occurs in perameloid marsupials.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009007:Monotremata / Q000469:parasitology*; D009512:New Guinea; D014251:Trichostrongyloidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification
Zaglonema n. gen. (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) parasite de Zaglossus bruynii de Nouvelle-Guinée.