Syphacia caudibandata sp. N (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) from a Lagomorph host Lepus capensis Linn in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Original Investigation
P: 131-134
June 2005

Syphacia caudibandata sp. N (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) from a Lagomorph host Lepus capensis Linn in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2005;29(2):131-134
1. Vertebrate Pest Control Institute, P.O. Box: 8401 Southern Zone Agricultural Research Centre, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council Karachi University Campus, 75270 Karachi
2. Department of Zoology University of Karachi 75270 Karachi
3. Department of Parasitology Baqai Medical University, Karachi 74600, Pakistan
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Received Date: 19.10.2004
Accepted Date: 07.03.2005
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ABSTRACT

Syphacia caudibandata was found in the gut of the common hare Lepus capensis (Linn.) in Karachi, Pakistan. The new species is characterized by having a typical caudal region provided with transverse band and bead like structures placed at wellproportioned spaces in the females and one or two cuticular mamelons and relatively short spicules in males. Scanning micrographs of the cuticle show a typical cuticular structure over the mid dorsal body surface. This is the first time that the genus Syphacia has been found in the host, Lepus capensis, in Pakistan.

Keywords:
Syphacia caudibandata, Lepus capensis, typical caudal region, cuticular mamelons