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Hepatojarakus bandicoti sp.nov. from rodents in Punjab, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

M. L. Sood
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), India
V. R. Parshad
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), India

Extract

Hepatojarakus bandicoti sp.nov. has been described from Bandicota bengalensis (type host), Millardia meltada, Tatera indica and Mus musculus bactrianus. The genus Hepatojarakus Yeh, 1955, has been retained in the family Trichostrongylidae Leiper, 1912. This is the second record of Hepatojarakus and the first from India.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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