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Breinlia mackerrasae n.sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the peramelid marsupial, Isoodon macrourus, with a note on Breinlia sp. from the ‘mumut’ (Peramelidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

B. McMillan
Affiliation:
School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, University of Sydney, N.S.W., 2006, Australia

Abstract

Breinlia mackerrasae n.sp. is described from the short-nosed bandicoot Isoodon macrourus. It bears most similarity to B. dentifera, but differs in having larger spicules and in the arrangement of the anal papillae. Female worms from a ‘mumut’ (Peramelidae) are described, but as no males are available, their taxonomic status remains uncertain. These are the first records of Breinlia from peramelid marsupials.

Type
Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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