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Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp.
Volume 57, Number 4, 1982
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Page(s) | 317 - 327 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1982574317 | |
Published online | 15 September 2017 |
Mémoire
Parasites of the relict fauna of Ceylon
VIII. Helminths from Ichthyophis spp. (Amphibia : Gymnophiona)
Parasites de la faune relicte de Ceylan
VIII. Helminthes, parasites d’Ichthyophis spp. (Amphibiens, Gymnophiona)
1 Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Accepted: 8 February 1982
Trematodes and nematodes are recorded for the first time, and described, from the endemic caecilians Ichthyophis glutinosus (L) and I. orthoplicatus Taylor, 1965 of Sri Lanka. The trematodes are of the species Gorgoderina carli Baer, 1930, from the urinary bladder, and Mesocoelium monas (Rudolphi, 1819) from the small intestine. The nematodes are referred to the species Rhabdias escheri Baer, 1930, from the body cavity and lungs, a new host-record ; Pelodera chabaudi sp. nov., from the stomach, small intestine and rectum; and Meteterakis sinharajensis Crusz and Ching, 1976, from the rectum, also a new host-record. Pelodera chabaudi is recognised as a new species on the basis of the arrangement of the bursal papillae, the very prominent pair of fleshy papillae on the cloacal elevation, and the markedly anteriad position of the free proximal ends of the distally fused spicules.
Résumé
Étude des Trématodes et Nématodes parasites d’Amphibiens gymnophiones Ichthyophis glutinosus (L) et I. orthoplicatus Taylor, 1965, endémiques à Sri Lanka.
Ont été identifiés les Trématodes Gorgoderina carli Baer, 1930, dans la vessie urinaire et Mesocoelium monas (Rudolphi, 1819) dans l’intestin grêle ; les Nématodes Rhabdias escheri Baer, 1930, dans la cavité générale et les poumons (nouvel hôte), Pelodera chabaudi n.sp. dans l’estomac, l’intestin grêle et le rectum et Meteterakis sinharajensis Crusz et Ching, 1976 du rectum (nouvel hôte). Pelodera chabaudi n.sp. diffère des autres espèces du genre, notamment par la disposition des papilles bursales, par la paire de papilles proéminentes sur la lèvre antérieure du cloaque, par la grande taille des spicules dont les pointes distales sont fusionnées.
© Masson, Paris 1982, transferred to Société Française de Parasitologie
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