A NEW SPECIES OF SKRJABINGYLUS PETROV, 1927 (NEMATODA: METASTRONGYLOIDEA) FROM THE FRONTAL SINUSES OF THE HOODED SKUNK, MEPHITIS MACROURA (MUSTELIDAE)

Authors

Ramon A. Carreno, Ohio Wesleyan UniversityFollow
Kathryn E. Reif, Ohio Wesleyan University
Steven A. Nadler, University of California - DavisFollow

Date of this Version

2005

Comments

Published by Carreno, Reif & Nadler in Journal of Parasitology (2005) 91(1). Copyright © American Society of Parasitologists [2005]. Used by Permission

Abstract

Skrjabingylus santaceciliae n. sp. is described based on specimens from the frontal sinuses of a hooded skunk, Mephitis macroura, collected from the Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Skrjabingylus santaceciliae n. sp. differs from the other 5 species in the genus in having pointed spicule tips that lack a rounded or lobed formation and by lacking a prominent distal projection at the tail tip. Morphometric comparisons show that S. santaceciliae n. sp. is much smaller than the only other valid species from Mephitis, Skrjabingylus chitwoodorum Hill, 1939. Likewise, morphometric comparisons also distinguish S. santaceciliae n. sp. from other described Skrjabingylus species.