A new species, Litomosoides odilae n. sp (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) from Oligoryzomys nigripes (Rodentia: Muridae) in the rainforest of Misiones, Argentina.
A new species of Litomosoides was collected from the abdominal cavity of Oligoryzomys nigripes (Rodentia: Muridae) in a semideciduous secondary rainforest of Misiones, Argentina. Litomosoides odilae n. sp. belongs to the carinii group and is characterized by the amphids displaced dorsally; buccal capsule with an anterior segment transparent and an annular asymmetrical thickening; esophagus divided, with the posterior glandular portion slightly wider than the muscular; male cloacal aperture strongly protruded; and microfilaria sheathed with an attenuated tail. The morphology of the new species, which is similar to that of L petteri, a parasite of marsupials in Brazil, suggests that host-switching events may have occurred in the diversification of this genus.
Notarnicola
Juliana
J
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores-CEPAVE, La Plata, Argentina. julinota@interlap.com.ar
Navone
Graciela
G
D034841:Abdominal Cavity / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D005260:Female; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D009115:Muridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D035423:Thoracic Cavity / Q000469:parasitology