Diversification of Cercopithifilaria species (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in Japanese wild ruminants with description of two new species

Twelve of the 17 Cervus nippon nippon deer from Kyushu Island, Japan, that we examined were infected with one or two Cercopithifilaria species. C. longa n. sp. adults were in the subcutaneous tissues of limbs and the abdomen, and C. crassa n. sp. adults were in the skin, mainly in the anterior part...

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Main Authors: Uni S., Bain O., Takaoka H., Katsumi A., Fujita H., Suzuki Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2002-12-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2002094293