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Nematode parasites of Oceanica: VIII. Filariids of birds, with a new genus and four new species*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

Gerald D. Schmidt  and
Robert E. Kuntz
Gerald D. Schmidt
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Colorado State College, Greeley, Colorado 80631
Robert E. Kuntz
Affiliation:
Parasitology Department, Naval Medical Research Unit, No. 2, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, and Division of Microbiology, Southwest Foundation for Research and Education, San Antonio, Texas 78228
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Summary

Filariids of birds of Taiwan, Palawan and Sabah are discussed. Oceanifilaria verrucosa gen. et. sp.nov. from woodpeckers is proposed in Dicheilonematinae. It differs from other genera in the subfamily in having asymmetrical caudal alae, in lacking sessile papillae between the alae and in possessing a band of cuticular bosses at the anterior end followed by a bare zone, the latter followed by irregular bosses over the rest of the body. Aprocta calliderma sp.nov. from a cuckoo differs from A. papillosa Chabaud, Anderson & Brygoo, 1959, in having an oesophagus about one-sixth as long. Parornithofilaria hepatica sp.nov. from a pigeon differs from P. lienalis (Orloff, 1947) Sonin, 1965, in having unequal spicules with the right 110–120 mm and the left 140–175 μm long. Parornithofilaria sonini sp.nov. from magpies differs from P. hepatica in spicule shape, tail length and distribution of caudal papillae. Other species reported and briefly discussed are: Hamato-spiculum quadridens (Molin, 1858) Boulenger, 1928, H. cylindricum (Zeder, 1803) Hartwich, 1954; Aprocta lepidogrammi (Tubangui & Masiluñgan, 1937) Anderson & Chabaud, 1958; A. cylindrica Linstow, 1883; Pseudaprocta decorata Li, 1933; P. gubernacularia Schikhobolova, 1930; P. sichoealinensis Oshmarin & Belous, 1951; Paraprocta brevicauda (Chandler, 1924) Maplestone, 1931; Paronchocerca tonkinensis (Chow, 1939) Lopez-Neyra, 1947; Diplotriaena corrugata Wehr, 1930; D. epsilon Johnston & Mawson, 1940; D. henryi Blanc, 1919; D. leiperi Anderson, 1959; D. ozouxi (Railliet & Henry, 1909) Henry & Ozoux, 1909; D. pungens (Schneider, 1866) Henry & Ozoux, 1909; and D. unguiculata (Rudolphi, 1819) Li, 1933.

We wish to acknowledge the field support by Dr D. S. Rabor, Department of Biology, Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, Republic of the Philippines, and the technicians of the Parasitology Department of Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2 for general assistance in procurement and examination of hosts. Dr B. J. Myers assisted with initial handling of the specimens.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 60 , Issue 2 , April 1970 , pp. 313 - 326
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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