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Characostomum howelli n.sp. (Nematoda: Strongylidae) from the Giant African Rat Cricetomys gambianus and other Helminths from Tanzania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

L. F. Khalil
L. F. Khalil
Affiliation:
Commonwealth Institute of Helminthology, St. Albans, Herts., England
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Abstract

5 males and 5 females of this species were collected from the intestine of the giant African rat Cricelomys gambianus from Minaki Secondary School, near Pugu, Tanzania. Some of the specimens have parts of the host's intestinal wall tissues in their buccal capsules and some specimens have the anterior part of the intestine dark in colour. This may suggest that these nematodes attach themselves to their host's intestinal wall and probably feed on its blood.

The elongated body is cylindrical, tapering at both ends, the anterior end recurved dorsally. The cuticle is transversely striated and the buccal aperture is round, lacking a radial crown but the cuticle of the external surface of the buccal capsule forms several annular thickenings around the buccal aperture. There are 4 main external cuticular bands extending to near the buccal aperture. The buccal capsule is funnel-shaped with extremely thick and highly chitinized walls, the dorsal wall notably shorter than the ventral. The thickness of the walls is uneven, with maximum thickness posteriorly. The capsule lacks teeth and the dorsal oesophageal gland terminates near the anterior edge of the buccal capsule. The oesophageal funnel is chitinized. The oesophagus is claviform owith a wider posterior part and ends in a triradiate valve.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , September 1973 , pp. 283 - 287
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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