A New Bursate Nematode Hepatojarakus malayae gen. et sp. nov. from the Liver of Rattus rattus jarak (Bonhote) on Pulau Jarak, Straits of Malacca
A collection of parasitic worms was made from Rattus rattus jarak (Bonhote) from Pulau Jarak, “which lies in the middle of the Malacca Straits between Penang and Port Swettenham and some 85 miles from the Sembilan Islands opposite the Dindings.” (Audy, 1950). It was collected by Dr. J. R. Audy, Seni...
| Published in: | Journal of Helminthology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1955
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00024214 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X00024214 |
| Summary: | A collection of parasitic worms was made from Rattus rattus jarak (Bonhote) from Pulau Jarak, “which lies in the middle of the Malacca Straits between Penang and Port Swettenham and some 85 miles from the Sembilan Islands opposite the Dindings.” (Audy, 1950). It was collected by Dr. J. R. Audy, Senior Research Officer of the Division of Virus Research and Medical Zoology, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur while investigating scrub-typhus on the island. |
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