title: Pterygodermatites (Mesopectines) niameyensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Rictulariidae), a parasite of Mastomys natalensis (Smith, 1834) (Rodentia: Muridae) from Niger.
abstract: Pterygodermatites (Mesopectines) niameyensis n. sp. is described from Mastomys natalensis in Niamey/Niger (West Africa). It differs from other species of same subgenus by the morphology of the head, which presents 4 simple cephalic papillae and nearly axial oral opening, a number of caudal papillae, precloacal cuticular formations, and the spicule length/body length ratio. Scanning electron microscopy shows the presence of 2 pairs of lateral sensory structures for male worms.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory and Evolutionary, Ecology and Management of Ecosystems, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, BP 5055, Dakar, Senegal.
authors.forename: Malick
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diouf
authors.forename: Christophe Amidi
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Diagne
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Quilichini
authors.forename: Gauthier
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dobigny
authors.forename: Madougou
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garba
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marchand
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004386:Duodenum / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D051189:Murinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D009548:Niger / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013151:Spiruroidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification