Oochoristica koubeki n. sp. (Cestoda, Anoplocephalidae) from African Chamaeleo senegalensis (Chamaeleonidae) and emendation of the genus Oochoristica Lühe, 1898

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MAŠOVÁ Šárka TENORA František BARUŠ Vlastimil

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Helminthologia
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Faculty of Science

Citation
web http://www.springerlink.com/content/x84147245062l248/
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0005-2
Field Zoology
Keywords Oochoristica; tapeworm; chameleon; Africa; Senegal
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Description A new species, Oochoristica koubeki n. sp., anoplocephalidian cestode of the genus Oochoristica Lühe, 1898 is described from the intestine of Chamaeleo senegalensis Daudin, 1802 (Chamaeleonidae). The new species differs from all other species in extremely high number of egg’s capsules, different host species and zoogeographic distribution. Emendation of genus diagnosis sensu Beveridge (1994) is provided.
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