A new species of cestode, Vampirolepis muraiae n. sp. (Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae), from a Chinese bat.

Abstract:

:Vampirolepis muraiae n. sp. (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea: Hymenolepididae) is described on the basis of a single specimen from a mouse-eared bat, Myotis sp., from Yunnan Province, China. It is distinguished from its congeners on the basis of the size and shape of the rostellar hooks, which have a blade shorter than the guard, the tubular structure of the initial stage of the developing uterus and eggs with a thick outer coat.

journal_name

Syst Parasitol

journal_title

Systematic parasitology

authors

Makarikova TA,Gulyaev VD,Tiunov MP,Feng J

doi

10.1007/s11230-012-9344-0

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-05-01 00:00:00

pages

29-37

issue

1

eissn

0165-5752

issn

1573-5192

journal_volume

82

pub_type

杂志文章