Rhabdias lacertae n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae), the first rhabdiasid species parasitising lizards in Europe.
A new nematode species, Rhabdias lacertae n. sp. (Rhabdiasidae), is described from the body-cavity of the common lizard Lacerta vivipara Jacquin (Lacertidae) from the Ridge of Malá Fatra (Sokolie Hill), north-western Slovakia. The new species differs from its congeners mainly in possessing 3 min cuticular spikes at the tail tip and some other features. This is the first species of Rhabdias Stiles & Hassall, 1905 described from lizards in Europe and the first species of this genus parasitising hosts belonging to the Lacertidae.
Moravec
Frantisek
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Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic. moravec@paru.cas.cz
D000818:Animals; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D017196:Rhabditida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017172:Rhabditoidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018154:Slovakia