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On a Remarkable Oxyurid Nematode, Orientatractis leiperi n. sp., (Atractidae) from a South American Tortoise, Podocnemis vogli

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

J. J. C. Buckley
J. J. C. Buckley
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Orientatractis leiperi n.sp. (Atractidae) is described, from the intestine of a South American tortoise. It is characterised by a cephalic armature of remarkable symmetry and complexity and by the presence of 3 tripartite structures in the anterior end of the oesophagus.

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Research Papers
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 43 , Issue 3-4 , September 1969 , pp. 281 - 286
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1969

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