학술논문

Aplectana artigasi n.sp. (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) from the Frog Eupsophus calcaratus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in Southern Chile
Document Type
article
Source
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. November 1997 92(6)
Subject
Aplectana artigasi n.sp.
Nematoda
intestine
Leptodactylidae
frogs
Chile
Language
English
ISSN
0074-0276
Abstract
A new species of nematode found in the intestine of Eupsophus calcaratus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Yaldad, Chile (45° 5'S;73° 43'W) is described. This new nematode is compared with other South American species of the genus. Aplectana artigasi differs from the only known Chilean species, Aplectana chilensis, as the former has a greater number of postanal papillae and a double papilla in the ventral region of the tail