Description of two new species of Nippostrongylinae (Nematoda: Heligmonellidae) coparasites in three sympatric species of Mastomys spp. (Rodentia: Muridae) from Senegal

Two new species of heligmosomoid Trichostrongylina nematodes belonging to the genera Neoheligmonella Durette-Desset, 1970 and Heligmonina Baylis, 1928 are described. They are parasitic in the small intestine of three species of Mastomys from Senegal living in sympatry: M. natalensis (Smith, 1834), M...

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Main Authors: Durette-Desset M.C., Brouat C., Diouf M., Duplantier J.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2008-12-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008154539