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- Title
Philophthalmus aweerensis n. sp. (Trematoda: Philophthalmidae) found in a rhea ( Rhea americana) in the United Arab Emirates.
- Authors
Schuster, Rolf
- Abstract
Philophthalmus aweerensis, a new eye fluke species, was discovered in the conjunctival cavities of a rhea in the UAE. This fluke was described and differentiated from other eye flukes that had been found in birds in the Middle East such as Philophthalmus palpebrarum, Philophthalmus nocturnus, Philophthalmus gralli, Philophthalmus lucipetus, Philophthalmus distomatosa, and Philophthalmus hegeneri. The new species lacks spination and is characterized by a long cirrus pouch extending behind the caudal margin of the acetabulum, long vitellaria of tubular type reaching the midbody, and a genital opening situated anteriorly to the bifurcation of the caeca.
- Subjects
UNITED Arab Emirates; TREMATODA; GREATER rhea; CONJUNCTIVA; ACETABULUM (Anatomy)
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2011, Vol 109, Issue 4, p1029
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-011-2340-5