Sawadalepis prima n. g., n. sp. (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from the Schreiber's bent-winged bat Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from China.
Sawadalepis n. g. is erected for Sawadalepis prima n. sp. in Schreiber's bent-winged bat Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from southern China. Diagnostic features of the currently monotypic genus include attributes of the osmoregulatory system and female genital organs. The dorsal osmoregulatory canals are shifted bilaterally towards the margins of proglottides in relation to the ventral canals. The genital pores are unilateral and sinistral. Among female attributes, the copulatory part of the vagina is covered externally by a dense layer of intensely stained cells; the conductive part of the vagina is clearly distinguishable from the seminal receptacle; the uterus has ventral and dorsal diverticula, extending bilaterally beyond the longitudinal osmoregulatory canals; and the eggs are spherical with thick outer coat.
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D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D002681:China; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male