title: A karyological study of the spirurid nematode Mastophorus muris (Nematoda: Spirocercidae).
abstract: The karyotype of Mastophorus muris (Gmelin, 1790) comprises four pairs of small autosomal chromosomes and two larger sex X chromosomes in females or one X chromosome in males (2n = 8 + XX/XO). All pairs of chromosomes possess rather uniform morphology without distinct primary or secondary constrictions. No heterochromatin bands were found by C-banding analysis. The absolute chromosome length ranges from 4.02 to 2.24 microns. The mean total length of the haploid complement is 14.34 microns. The course of gametogenesis represents a typical pattern common in the order Spirurida. The recently available karyotypes of spirurid nematodes have been reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Parasitological Institute SAS, Kosice, Slovak Republic. spakulma@saske.sk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spakulová
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Casanova
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Laplana Guillén
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Král'ová
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006238:Haploidy; D007621:Karyotyping / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009348:Nematoda / Q000235:genetics*; D012730:Sex Chromosomes