Oswaldofilaria medemi n. sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea), from the smooth-fronted caiman, Paleosuchus trigonatus from Colombia.
A filarial worm, Oswaldofilaria medemi n. sp., obtained from the thoracic wall of an adult colombian caiman, Paleosuchus trigonatus (Schneider, 1801) is described. The new filaria differs from all other species of the genus by the long oesophagus and by differences in size and shape of the spiculae in the male. Microfilariae could not be found in the blood of six P. trigonatus.
D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D003105:Colombia; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012104:Reptiles / Q000469:parasitology*