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On Two Filarial Parasites from Dogs in Ceylon, Brugia ceylonensis n.sp. and Dipetalonema sp.inq.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

L. G. Jayewardene
Affiliation:
Medical Research Institute, Colombo, Ceylon

Extract

A new species of Brugia, from the lymphatic glands of dogs in Ceylon, is described. It is closely related to B. patei (Buckley, Nelson and Heisch, 1958).

Also from dogs in Ceylon, a species of Dipetalonema was recovered whose relationship with other species of Dipetalonema is discussed. In the absence of conclusive evidence that it is a distinct species it is for the present regarded as a species inquirenda.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1962

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