title: New species of Haplometroides (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) from Phalotris nasutus (Gomes, 1915) (Serpentes, Colubridae).
abstract: A new species of Haplometroides (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) is described from a specimen of Phalotris nasutus (Gomes, 1915) (Serpentes, Colubridae). The host snake was obtained in the municipality of Corumbd, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. Trematodes were recovered from esophagus, stomach, and small intestine of the host. The main characteristic of the new species is the vitellaria, which is intercecal, cecal, and extracecal in the preacetabular region. A key for identification of the species in Haplometroides is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, Distrito de Rubião Jũnior, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. reinaldo@ibb.unesp.br
authors.forename: Reinaldo José
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Vanda Lúcia
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Strüssmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D017812:Colubridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000469:parasitology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*