title: A new species of Aspiculuris Schulz, 1924 (Nematoda, Heteroxynematidae) from the gray-sided vole, Clethrionomys rufocanus (Rodentia, Cricetidae), from Tianjin, China.
abstract: Aspiculuris tianjinensis sp. nov. recovered from the intestine of Clethrionomys rufocanus from Tianjin, China is described and illustrated using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The new species differs from congeners in the shape of the cervical alae, and the number and arrangement of caudal papillae.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China.
authors.forename: Baochen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yanzhen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bu
authors.forename: Luping
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*