First report of Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasoidea) from lungs of montane chameleons in Cameroon: Description of two new species and notes on biology

Parasite

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 553-564

  Lhermitte Vallarino, N ^a   Barbuto, M ^b   Ineich, I ^a   Wanji, S ^c   Lebreton, M ^d   Chirio, L ^a   Bain, Odile ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c Research Foundation for Tropical Diseases and Environment   (Cameroon)

^d Johns Hopkins Cameroon Program   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Chameleon; Lung; Nematoda; Rhabdias cristati n. sp.; Rhabdias okuensis n. sp.; Rhabdiasoidea

Indexed keywords

CHAMAELEO CRISTATUS; CHAMAELEO QUADRICORNIS; CHAMAELEONIDAE; NEMATODA; RHABDIAS; STRONGYLOIDEA; STRONGYLOIDIDAE;

EID: 57849132724     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2008154553     Document Type: Article

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