Oswaldotrema nacinovici gen. nov. sp. nov. (Digenea: Philophthalmidae) from Numenius phaeopus (Aves: Scolopacidae) in Brazil

A new genus, Oswaldotrema gen. nov. is proposed. Oswaldotrema nacinovici sp. nov. is descibed from Numenius phaeopus Latham, 1790. Differentiation from the other related genera, namely Philophthalmus, Pygorchis, Proctobium, Parorchis, Echinostephila, Cloacitrema, Pittacium, Ophthalmotrema, Skrjabino...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Muniz-Pereira,Luís C, Pinto,Roberto Magalhães
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2000
Subjects:
Digenea
Philophthalmidae
new taxa
Scolopacidae
birds
Brazil
Numenius phaeopus
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000300004
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Summary:A new genus, Oswaldotrema gen. nov. is proposed. Oswaldotrema nacinovici sp. nov. is descibed from Numenius phaeopus Latham, 1790. Differentiation from the other related genera, namely Philophthalmus, Pygorchis, Proctobium, Parorchis, Echinostephila, Cloacitrema, Pittacium, Ophthalmotrema, Skrjabinovermis and Paratrema, was based on morphological characters, mainly on those referring to the body surface, body shape, head, esophagus, pharynx, acetabulum, vitellaria, vitelline reservoir and seminal vesicle.

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