A new species of Sciurodendrium (Nematoda: Heligmonellidae) in Sciurus aureogaster (Rodentia: Sciuridae) from Morelos, Mexico.
Sciurodendrium bravohollisae n. sp. (Heligmonellidae) is described as an intestinal parasite of 2 squirrels, Sciurus aureogaster Cuvier, 1829, collected from Los Robles, Municipio de Tlalnepantla, Morelos State, Mexico. The new species differs from all other congeners in possessing a very well-developed and sacciform genital cone. This is the seventh species described for the genus and the first one recorded in Mexico.
Falcón-Ordaz
Jorge
J
Laboratorio de Helmintología, Instituto de Biología, UNAM, México, DF. jfalcon@ibiologia.unam.mx
Lamothe-Argumedo
Marcos Rafael
MR
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000662:veterinary; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D012589:Sciuridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D014251:Trichostrongyloidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014252:Trichostrongyloidiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*