Zoology Faculty Work
Title
Equinurbia blakei n. sp. (Nematoda: Strongyloidea: Strongylidae) from the African Forest Elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Publication Title
Comparative Parasitology
Volume Number
75
Issue Number
2
DOI
10.1654/4344.1
Abstract
Equinurbia blakei n. sp. is described based on adult female specimens from the colon of the African forest elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900) collected in the Central African Republic, Africa. The newly described species differs from the only other representative of the genus, Equinurbia sipunculiformis (Baird, 1859), in having fewer external and internal leaf crown elements (46 of each vs. 50–58 in E. sipunculiformis). Several morphometric measurements also differ between E. blakei n. sp. and E. sipunculiformis. Equinurbia blakei n. sp. is the first Equinurbia species described from Loxodonta and from Africa.
ISSN
1525-2647
First Page
196
Last Page
199
Recommended Citation
Carreno, Ramon A. and Kinsella, John, "Equinurbia blakei n. sp. (Nematoda: Strongyloidea: Strongylidae) from the African Forest Elephant, Loxodonta cyclotis" (2008). Zoology Faculty Work. 62.
https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/zool_pubs/62
Link Out URL
https://doi.org/10.1654/4344.1