Langeronia burseyi sp. n. (Trematoda : Lecithodendriidae) from the California Treefrog, Hyla cadaverina (Anura : Hylidae), with revision of the genus Langeronia Caballero and Bravo-Hollis, 1949
2000; Volume: 67; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1938-2952
AutoresM. D. Dailey, Stephen R. Goldberg,
Tópico(s)Primate Behavior and Ecology
ResumoLangeronia burseyi sp. n. (Trematoda: Lecithodendriidae), a new trematode from the small intestine of Hyla cadaverina Cope, 1866, is described and illustrated. One (0.03%) of 36 adult specimens of H. cadaverina collected from Orange County, California, U.S.A., harbored 83 specimens of L. burseyi sp. n. Langeronia burseyi sp. n. is distinguished from all other species in the genus by body size, location of the cirrus, length of the ceca, placement of the vitellaria, and the shape of the excretory bladder. This is the first report of a species of Langeronia from a member of the Hylidae. An emended diagnosis and key to the genus Langeronia are presented.
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