title: Morphological and molecular characterisation of the entomoparasitic nematode Hammerschmidtiella diesingi (Nematoda, Oxyurida, Thelastomatidae).
abstract: A population of Hammerschmidtiella diesingi was detected in specimens of Periplaneta americana collected in Córdoba city (Argentina) was studied. Nematodes were characterized based on morphological, morphometric and genetic (D2-D3 expansion segment) analyses. New data are provided, especially on particular morphological characters that were a matter of controversy in previous studies. H. diesingi is reported in Argentina for the first time.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Nematología, Centro de Zoología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Rondeau, Argentina.
authors.forename: María V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lax
authors.forename: Juan C Rondan
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dueñas
authors.forename: Cristina N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Gardenal
authors.forename: Marcelo E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Doucet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D010526:Periplaneta / Q000469:parasitology*