title: A new spirurid (Nematoda) parasite from mormoopid bats in Mexico.
abstract: A new nematode species, Spirura mexicana n. sp., is described from specimens recovered from the esophageal mucosa of the Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii , Davy's naked-backed bat Pteronotus davyi, Wagner's mustached bat Pteronotus personatus, and the ghost-faced bat Mormoops megalophylla in the State of Morelos, Mexico. This nematode is characterized by having a relatively short prostoma, 5-6 pairs of caudal papillae, and a smooth distal end of the tail in females. This is the first species of Spirura described from bats in the New World.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad No. 1001, Col. Chamilpa, CP 62210, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. peralta.jorgeluis@gmail.com
authors.forename: Jorge Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Peralta-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Juan Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Caspeta-Mandujano
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Guerrero
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / Q000662:veterinary; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013151:Spiruroidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure