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Title

First Record of Cephalobellus brevicaudatus (Leidy, 1851) Christie, 1933 (Nematoda: Oxyurida: Thelastomatoidea), from Cranefly Larvae (Diptera: Tipulidae) in Ohio, U.S.A.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2018

Publication Title

Comparative Parasitology

Volume Number

85

Issue Number

2

DOI

10.1654/1525-2647-85.2.133

Abstract

Specimens of the tipulid (cranefly) larvae Tipula (Pterelachisas) sp. Rondani (n = 118) were recovered from rotting logs in 2 forests of central Ohio from 2011 to 2016. Examination of the posterior intestine revealed the presence of the thelastomatid nematode Cephalobellus brevicaudatus (Leidy, 1851) Christie, 1933. This finding constitutes the first North American record for the parasite in a dipteran larva and the first Nearctic report of this species since 1851. First morphological data for the males from North America are provided, and voucher ribosomal DNA sequences for C. brevicaudatus and for the hosts were compiled.

ISSN

1938-2952

First Page

133

Last Page

140

Link Out URL

https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647-85.2.133

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