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Studies on trematodes of the genus Lecithodendrium Looss, 1896 from some Egyptian bats, with a description of two new species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

M. F. A. Saoud  and
M. M. Ramadan
M. F. A. Saoud
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
M. M. Ramadan
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Abstract

The genus Lecithodendrium Looss, 1896 is reviewed and its prevalence in some Egyptian bats is reported. Lecithodendrium aegyptiacus n.sp. is described from Asellia tridens tridens and Rhinopoma hardwickei cystops. It can be easily differentiated from other species of the genus by the lobulation of the ovary and testes and the presence of tegumental spines all over the body of the trematode. Lecithodendrium duboisi n.sp. is described from Taphozous nudiventris nudiventris. It differs from the other known species of the genus by the characteristic arrangement of the vitellaria in the form of a continuous band posterior to the testes, while in the other species of the genus the vitellaria occur in the form of two separate clusters of posttesticular vitelline follicles.

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Research Article
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , December 1976 , pp. 281 - 285
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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