Paraorientatractis semiannulata n. g., n. sp. (Cosmocercoidea: Atractidae) from the large intestine of the side-necked turtle, Podocnemis unifilis Troschel, 1848 (Testudines: Pelomedusidae) in Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 359-364

  Gibbons, Lynda M ^a   Khalil, L F ^a   Marinkelle, C J ^b  

^a CAB International Institute of Parasitology   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Atractidae; Brazil; Nematoda; Paraorientatractis n. g.; Paraorientatractis semiannulata n. sp.; Podocnemis

Indexed keywords

ATRACTIDAE; COSMOCERCOIDEA; NEMATODA; PELOMEDUSIDAE; PLEURODIRA; PODOCNEMIS; PODOCNEMIS UNIFILIS; TESTUDINES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FEMALE; MALE; NEMATODA; TURTLES;

EID: 0031129317     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761997000300011     Document Type: Article

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