Parasitologia hungarica

Author(s): Moravec, F. & Sey, O.
Title: Some nematode parasites of frogs (Rana spp.) from North Viet Nam
Title: Néhány parazita fonalféreg észak-vietnami békákból (Rana ssp.)
Year: 1985
Volume: 18
Pages: 63-77.

Abstract: Small samples of three species of frogs, Rana rugulosa Wiegmann, R. limnocharis Boie and R. kuhlii Tschudi, collected in Hanoi, North Viet Nam were examined for helminths. A total of 8 species of parasitic nematodes, including one new to science, were recorded: Rhabdias nipponica, Cosmocerca japonica, Aplectana macintoshii, Oswaldocruzia hoeplii, Omeia vietnamensis sp.n., Spinitectus ranae, Ochoterenella sp., and Aonchotheca buccalis, O. vietnamensis sp. n. from Rana kuhlii is characterized mainly by the length and shape of spicules and a gubernaculum (0.88-1.06 mm and 0.27-0.030 mm, respectively) and by the markedly inflated, elevating posterior lip of the cloaca, Paracosmocerca mucronata Kung et Wu, 1945 is considered a junior synonym of Cosmocerca japonica Yamaguti, 1938. All the species except O. hoeplii were recorded for the first time from Viet Nam. All the parasite species are redescribed and illustrated, and some problems concerning their taxonomy and geographical distribution are discussed.
Keywords: morphology, parasitic nematodes, Rhabdias nipponica, Cosmocerca japonica, Aplectana macintoshii, Oswaldocruzia hoeplii, Omeia vietnamensis sp. n., Sphinitectus ranae, Ochoterella sp., Anonchotaenia buccalis, taxonomy hosts Rana spp., Viet Nam

Journal: Parasitologia Hungarica
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ISSN: 0303-688X
Publisher: Népművelési Propaganda Iroda, Budapest
Editor(s): K. Murai, É., Thoma, A. & Nemes, I.