A new dracunculus species (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) in neotropical otters (Lontra longicaudis) from Argentina: morphological and molecular characterization
A new species of Dracunculus is described in wild neotropical otters, Lontra longicaudis, occurring in Corrientes, Argentina, based on morphological and molecular characteristics. Worms were located in the subcutaneous tissue from two of five investigated otters. Dracunculus jaguape n. sp. is differ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224423000901 |