title: Morphological and molecular characterization of Ortleppascaris sinensis sp. nov. (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) from the Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis.
abstract: A new nematode species, Ortleppascaris sinensis sp. nov. (Ascaridoidea), is described from specimens found in the stomach and intestine of the Chinese alligator Alligator sinensis Fauvel, 1879 (Crocodilian: Alligatoridae) in the National Nature Reserve of Chinese Alligator (Chinese Crocodile Lake) in Anhui Province, China. This is the first description of O. sinensis sp. nov. in both China and this crocodile host, increasing its distribution in South Asia as well as expanding the number of helminths known to infect this crocodile. The detailed description of O. sinensis sp. nov., based on light and scanning electron microscopic examination, provides new taxonomic data for this species, and we also report sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS), small subunit DNA segments (18S) and the cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene.
authors.affiliation: Provincial Laboratory of Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University,Wuhu,Anhui241000,China.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology,Wannan Medical College,Wuhu,Anhui241001,China.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: The National Nature Reserve of Chinese Alligator in Anhui,Xuanzhou,Anhui242034,China.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.affiliation: The National Nature Reserve of Chinese Alligator in Anhui,Xuanzhou,Anhui242034,China.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Provincial Laboratory of Conservation and Exploitation of Biological Resources, College of Life Sciences, Anhui Normal University,Wuhu,Anhui241000,China.
authors.forename: X B
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer