Hastospiculum spiralis n. sp. (Nematoda: Diplotriaenoidea: Dicheilonematinae), from an Indonesian mangrove monitor, Varanus indicus (Reptilia: Sauria: Varanidae).
While examining an imported Indonesian mangrove monitor, Varanus indicus (Reptilia: Sauria: Varanidae), for helminths, a new species of Hastospiculum was collected and is described as Hastospiculum spiralis n. sp. This species differs from all other members of the genus in caudal papillae number and arrangement, a pair of large cephalic papillae, and a spirally twisted left spicule in males. Additionally, H. spiralis n. sp. differs from certain Hastospiculum species by the right and left spicule lengths, egg shape, and the final host.
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University of Pittsburgh, Laboratory Animal Resources, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007214:Indonesia; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification