Halipegus eschi n. sp (Digenea : Hemiuridae) in Rana vaillanti from Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Authors
Zelmer, DA Brooks, DR
Citation
Da. Zelmer et Dr. Brooks, Halipegus eschi n. sp (Digenea : Hemiuridae) in Rana vaillanti from Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, J PARASITOL, 86(5), 2000, pp. 1114-1117
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
ISSN journal
00223395 → ACNP
Volume
86
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1114 - 1117
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3395(200010)86:5<1114:HENS(:>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Halipegus eschi n. sp. is described from the esophagus of Rana vaillanti fr om Guanacaste Province, Costa Pica. The new species differs from other know n species of Halipegus on the basis of relative testis size, lateral extent of the uterus, vitelline follicle arrangement, egg size, and polar filamen t length.