Filaroides ( Parafilaroides ) hispidus n.sp. (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) from the lungs of the ringed seal, Phoca hispida (Phocidae), from the Beaufort Sea, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Kennedy, Murray J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1986
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; Beaufort Sea; Phoca hispida; ringed seal
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z86-278; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z86-278

Filaroides (Parafilaroides) hispidus n.sp. from the ringed seal, Phoca hispida, from the Beaufort Sea can be distinguished from all other Filaroides (Parafilaroides) species by its small size, the presence of longer spicules, and, except for F. (P.) hydrurgae, a longer gubernaculum.