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Published on: December 14, 2013
Two new species of Moniliformis (Acanthocephala: Moniliformidae) from Malaysia
T P Deveaux1, G D Schmidt, M Krishnasamy
1Department of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley 80639.
Abstract:
Moniliformis tarsii n. sp. was found in Tarsius bancanus. It is unique in possessing 11-12 longitudinal rows of 6-7 hooks each. Hooks 2 and 3 are conspicuously enlarged, 41-55 microns long. Moniliformis echinosorexi n. sp. differs from all other species in having 12-15 rows of 11-13 hooks that are 34-36 microns long, and in having a proboscis receptacle 1.2-2.0 mm long. Several new host records for M. moniliformis are presented.
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