Parapharyngodon duniae n. sp. (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) in Phrynohyas venulosa (Anura: Hylidae) from the Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Authors

Charles R. Bursey, Pennsylvania State University
Daniel R. Brooks, University of TorontoFollow

Date of this Version

2-2004

Comments

Published in the Journal of Parasitology (February 2004) 90(1): 137-139. Copyright 2004, the American Society of Parasitologists. Used by permission.

Abstract

Parapharyngodon duniae n. sp. (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) in the large intestine of the veined tree frog, Phrynohyas venulosa, from the Área de Conservación Guanacaste in northwestern Costa Rica is described and illustrated. Parapharyngodon duniae n. sp. represents the 34th species assigned to the genus, the 10th species from the Neotropical Realm, and only the third species to parasitize anurans. It is distinguished from the other Neotropical species by having postbulbar ovaries and a prebulbar excretory pore.