
pmid: 26514594
pmc: PMC4626622
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) A new species of nematode, Torrestrongylus tetradorsalis n. sp., is described herein, based on specimens recovered from the small intestine of the leaf-nosed bat, Macrotus waterhousii, from the Biosphere Reserve ''Sierra de Huautla'' in the state of Morelos, Mexico. The new species is included in Torrestrongylus because it features a bursa of the type 3 – 2, a divided cephalic vesicle with an anterior half in the shape of an umbrella, and a posterior widened half. The new species can be distinguished from the only other congener T. torrei Pérez-Vigueras, 1935 by four key features: first, by the absence of cervical alae in both males and females; second, by the relatively longer second half of the cephalic cap; third, by the configuration of the dorsal ray, that does not have a medial terminal ray, and finally, by the structure of the spicules. This is the second species in the genus, previously known from bats of the families Phyllostomidae and Molossidae in Cuba, and now in Mexico.
Male, 590, bats, bat, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Trichostrongyloidiasis, Electron Transport Complex IV, Species Specificity, Chiroptera, Animals, Animalia, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic, Chordata, Mexico, Phylogeny, Nematode, Trichostrongyloidea, Macrotus waterhousii, DNA, Helminth Proteins, Biodiversity, Parasite, Torrestrongylus tetradorsalis, Mammalia, Female, Research Article
Male, 590, bats, bat, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Trichostrongyloidiasis, Electron Transport Complex IV, Species Specificity, Chiroptera, Animals, Animalia, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic, Chordata, Mexico, Phylogeny, Nematode, Trichostrongyloidea, Macrotus waterhousii, DNA, Helminth Proteins, Biodiversity, Parasite, Torrestrongylus tetradorsalis, Mammalia, Female, Research Article
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