Description of Hastospiculum bipinnatum (Linstow 1899) Chandler, 1929 (Nematoda: Diplotriaenoidea) from Egyptian Varanus griseus.
Hastospiculum bipinnatum worms were recovered from the thoracic cavity of the lizard Varanus griseus from Egypt. Both adult worms and their larvae were described and compared with the related species. The present is the first record of this parasite from Egypt.
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Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
D000818:Animals; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D017174:Spirurida / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*