On some nematodes belonging to the genus Rictularia (Nematoda: Spiruroidea)

• Main Author: Johnson, Sylvester
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 1967
• Subjects: Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/28470; https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop.v15i2.28470

Rictularia ratti Khera, 1954 is reported, with certain differences from the original description, from Rattus rattus, a new hast. Rictularia cahirensis Jaegerskiold, 1904, a parasite of Felis domesticus, is recorded for the first time from Rajasthan Desert in India. The differenees from the original description have been noted. A mate Rictularia worm, from Funambulus pennanti, which could not be identified with any known species of the genus, is described without assigning a specific status due to lack of more material. Se presenta el informe de varias colecciones de Rictularia de la India: R. ratti Khera, 1954, de Rattus rattus, nuevo huésped, y con ciertas diferencias de la descripción original; R. cahiriensis Jaegerskiold, 1904, de Felis domesticus, primer hallazgo de esta especie en el desierto de Rajasthan. Un macho de Rictuaria de Funambulus pennanti se describe sin asignársele a ninguna especie por lo escaso del material.