Folia Parasitologica 60[5] 469-474 (2013) | DOI: 10.14411/fp.2013.050

A new species of Rhabdias Stiles et Hassall, 1905 (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Blommersia domerguei (Guibé) (Amphibia: Mantellidae) in Madagascar

Yuriy Kuzmin1, Kerstin Junker2, Louis du Preez3, Odile Bain4†
1 Department of Parasitology, Institute of Zoology, Kyiv, Ukraine;
2 ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa;
3 Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
4 Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Parasitologie comparée, Paris, France
†Deceased: October 16, 2012

Abstract: Rhabdias blommersiae sp. n. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) is described from the lungs of Domergue's Madagascar frog, Blommersia domerguei (Guibé) (Amphibia: Mantellidae), in Madagascar. The new species differs from congeners parasitizing amphibians in having a smaller body and buccal capsule, six equal lips, large excretory glands of unequal length and a posteriorly inflated body vesicle. A combination of characters distinguishes it from Afromalagasy species of Rhabdias Stiles et Hassall, 1905. Rhabdias blommersiae is the third species of the genus described from amphibians in Madagascar. Close similarities in the number and shape of circumoral structures in two Rhabdias species described from mantellid hosts in Madagascar suggest a close relationship and common origin of the two species, with subsequent adaptation to separate hosts within the Mantellidae.

Keywords: lung nematodes, Rhabdias blommersiae sp. n., anurans, Blommersia, Afrotropics, morphology

Received: February 21, 2013; Accepted: April 25, 2013; Published: November 27, 2013  Show citation

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Kuzmin, Y., Junker, K., Preez, L.D., & Bain, O. (2013). A new species of Rhabdias Stiles et Hassall, 1905 (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Blommersia domerguei (Guibé) (Amphibia: Mantellidae) in Madagascar. Folia Parasitologica, 60(5), 469-474. doi: 10.14411/fp.2013.050
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