Amphimerus bragai n. sp. (Digenea: Opisthorchiidae), a parasite of the rodent Nectomys squamipes (Cricetidae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Amphimerus bragai n.sp. (Digenea, Opisthorchiidae) from the bile ducts of a rodent from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Nectomys squamipes (Cricetidae), is described. The new species as studied by both light and scanning electron microscopy. A table is presented comparing the measurements of the new species with those of A. lancea (Diesing, 1850) and A. vallecaucensis Thatcher; 1970, parasites of dolphins and marsupials, respectively. The new species is similar in size and body form to A. vallecaucensis from which it differs in having a vitellarium that extends to the acetabulum while that of the former species are limited to the posterior one-third of the body. Additionally, the new species is from a rodent.
de Moraes Neto
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Departmento de Biologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janerio, RJ, Brasil.
Thatcher
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Lanfredi
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D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic; D001938:Brazil; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009890:Opisthorchidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000472:pathogenicity