title: Thubunaea eleodori sp. nov. (Nematoda: Physalopteridae) from Liolaemus eleodori (Sauria: Liolaemidae) from Argentina.
abstract: Thubunaea eleodori sp. nov. is described from the stomach of Liolaemus eleodori (Sauria: Liolaemidae) from San Guillermo National Park, Province of San Juan, Argentina. T. eleodori is most similar to those species lacking spicules, T. cnemidophorus, T. fitsimonsi, T. parkeri, T. schukurovi, and T. smogorzhewskii. T. eleodori is separated from these species based on the papilla pattern. T. eleodori has 12 pedunculate papillae and 14 sessile papillae, T. smogorzhewskii lacks pedunculate papillae, T. fitsimonsi and T. parkeri lack sessile papillae, and T. cnemidophorus has14-16 pedunculate papillae and 12 sessile papillae. T. eleodori represents the first member of the genus to be reported from Argentina.
authors: Instituto de Invertebrados, Fundación Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, T4000JFE, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina.
authors: Geraldine
authors: G
authors: Ramallo
authors: Department of Biology, Whittier College, Whittier, CA, 98068, USA.
authors: Stephen
authors: S
authors: Goldberg
authors: Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shennago Campus, 147 Shenango Avenue, Sharon, PA, 16146, USA. cxb13@psu.edu.
authors: Charles
authors: C
authors: Bursey
authors: Diversidad y Biología de Vertebrados del Árido (DIBIOVA), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Av. José I. de la Roza 590 Oeste, J5402DCS, San Juan, Argentina.
authors: Gabriel
authors: G
authors: Castillo
authors: Diversidad y Biología de Vertebrados del Árido (DIBIOVA), Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, Av. José I. de la Roza 590 Oeste, J5402DCS, San Juan, Argentina.
authors: Juan Carlos
authors: JC
authors: Acosta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D005260:Female; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000068316:Parks, Recreational; D017174:Spirurida / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Argentina; Liolaemus eleodori; Lizard; Nematode; Neotropical region; Thubunaea eleodori