Title
Falcaustra kutcheri n. sp. (Nematoda: Kathlaniidae) from Geoemyda yuwonoi (Testudines: Emydidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia
Author(s)
Bursey C.R., Platt S.G., Rainwater T.R.
Published
2000
Publisher
Journal of Parasitology
Abstract
Falcaustra kutcheri n. sp. (Nematoda: Kathlaniidae) from feces of the turtle Geoemyda yuwonoi is described and illustrated. Falcaustra kutcheri n. sp. represents the 68th species to be assigned to this genus and is distinguished from other oriental species by the distribution pattern of caudal papillae of the male: 10 pairs of sessile caudal papillae, 4 pairs precloacal, 1 pair adcloacal, 5 pairs postcloacal.
Keywords
host-parasite interaction; new record; new species; article; falcaustra kutcheri; Indonesia; nematode; nonhuman; species difference; taxonomy; turtle; Animals; Ascaridida; Ascaridida Infections; Feces; Female; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Male; Turtles; Amphibia; Emydidae; Falcaustra; Falcaustra kutcheri; Geoemyda; Kathlaniidae; Leucocephalon yuwonoi; Nematoda; Reptilia; Testudines

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