Gongylonema madeleinensis N. sp. (Nematoda:Spiruroidea), from Mastomys erythroleucus (Rodentia) from a Senegalese island.
A new species of gongylonematid parasites of the rodent Mastomys erythroleucus is described. Gongylonema madeleinensis n. sp. differs from the other species of the genus by the size of its eggs and spicules-gubernaculum complex, the form and distribution of its cuticular scutella, and the absence of a pore on its cephalic plate. After examination of the esophageal content of 270 continental and 29 insular rodents, G. madeleinensis n. sp. seems to be endemic to the island "des Madeleines" near Dakar, Senegal.
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Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009115:Muridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D012675:Senegal; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013151:Spiruroidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*