Raillietina (Raillietina) guaricana n. sp. (Cestoda-Davaineidae), Parasite of wild rats from the environmental protection area of Guaricana, Paraná, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 88(1): 85-8, jan.-mar. 1993. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-117654
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BR15.1
ABSTRACT
Raillietina (Raillietina) guaricanae n. sp. is described from the wild rats Oryzomys intermedius, O. nigripes and O. ratticeps, captured in the Environmental Protection Area of Guaricana, from November 1988 to December 1989. Raillietina (Railietina) guaricanae n. sp. is closely related to the Neotropical mammalian Raillietina, however it differs by the fewer number of rostellar hooks, and tests different number of eggs capsules and host species. The number of known species of Raillietina (Raillietina), parasites of mammals in the Neotropical Region, is increased to four
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Main subject:
Rats
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Cestoda
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
1993
Document type:
Article