title: New species of Parapharyngodon (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) in Rhinella marina (Anura: Bufonidae) from Grenada, West Indies.
abstract: Parapharyngodon grenadaensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) from the large intestine of the cane toad, Rhinella marina, is described and illustrated. Parapharyngodon grenadaensis n. sp. is the 48th species assigned to the genus and the 16th species from the Neotropical region. It differs from other species in the genus by possessing 4 pairs of caudal papillae, an echinate anterior cloacal lip, and a blunt spicule of 67-104 μm. This is only the second report of R. marina harboring a species of Parapharyngodon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Shenango Campus, Pennsylvania State University, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146, USA.
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bursey
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: Mauritz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sterner Iii
authors.forename: Rhonda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pinckney
authors.forename: Ulrike
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Zieger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002025:Bufonidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D019425:Grenada; D008297:Male; D010123:Oxyuriasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010124:Oxyuroidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*