Trichospirura aethiopica n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) from Malacomys longipes (Rodentia: Muridae) in Gabon, first record of the genus in the Ethiopian Realm

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Table 1.

Morphological characteristics of the males of Trichospirura aethiopica n. sp. from Malacomys longipes in Gabon and Trichospirura spp.

Species	aethiopica n. sp.			leptostoma	willmottae	teixeirai				amphibiophila
Authority and date	–			Smith & Chitwood, 1967	Chabaud & Krishnasamy, 1975	(Baruš & Coy Otero, 1968) Moravec, 1975				Moravec & Kaiser, 1994
Reference, if different from authority and date	Present study			–	–	–	Coy Otero, 1970	Coy Otero & Baruš, 1979	Moravec & Puylaert, 1970	–
Specimen number	Holotype	Paratype 1	Paratype 2	–	Holotype	Holo- & Paratype	–	n = 10	n = 1^e	Holotype
Body length (mm)	13.4	11.7	11.25	10.8–15	7	10.04 & 10.52	10.04–10.52	9.3–13.62	–	6.24
Body width at mid-body	205	190	–	180	170	230 & 270	230–270	200–260	–	122
Nerve ring to apex	375	350	330	–	195	680 & 780	680–780	770–820	950	366
Deirids to apex	325	390	280	–	225	–	–	Absent	ND	222
Excretory pore to apex	–	–	–	–	300	860^c	–	350–390	500	456
Buccal capsule length	500	425	490	–	380	620 & 780	620–780		850	480
Oesophagus total length	1475	1790	1700	–	1220	1260 & 1280	1050	880–1100	–	1161
Muscular oesophagus length	460	450	420	–	250	210 & 230	210–230	200–270	–	225
Tail length	250	270	270	350^a	160	220 & 230	220–230	140–190	–	123
Tail width at anus	90	90	80	105^a	80^a	110 & 120	–		–	65
Left spicule length	175	165	200	190	150	470 & 510	470–510	730–800	–	459
Handle of left spicule	60	32	–	50^a	–	75^a	–	–	–	92
Right spicule length	96	82	72	90	80	97	97	88–120	–	90
Pairs of precloacal papillae	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1^d	–	2
Pairs of postcloacal papillae	4	4	4	5 to 6	5 (4 + 1)^b	3	3	4	–	5
Type host	Malacomys longipes			Callithrix (Callithrix) jacchus	Tupaia glis	Anolis equestris				Eleutherodactylus martinicensis
Authority and date	Milne-Edwards, 1877			Linnaeus, 1758	Diard, 1820	Merrem, 1820				Tschudi, 1838
Host family	Muridae			Cebidae	Tupaiidae	Polychrotidae				Eleutherodactylidae
Site of infection	Tubes near stomach			Pancreatic ducts	Salivary duct	Intestine				Abdominal cavity^f
Geographic origin	Gabon			Brazil	Malaysia	Cuba				French Antilles

measured on figures;

four pairs in anterior mid-part of tail and a subterminal pair;

According to Moravec & Puylaert (1970) this figure is incorrect and the excretory pore is situated more anteriorly;

sometimes absent;

measured on Figure 2G;

encapsulated near liver.

Measurements in micrometres unless otherwise specified.

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