Artigo Revisado por pares

Baylisascaris tasmaniensis sp.nov. in marsupial carnivores: heirloom or souvenir?

1970; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0031182000040877

ISSN

1469-8161

Autores

J. F. A. Sprent,

Tópico(s)

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Resumo

A new species of ascaridoid nematode, Baylisascaris tasmaniensis , is described from three marsupial carnivores of Tasmania, namely Sarcophilus harrisi, Dasyurus viverrinus , and Dasyurops maculatus . The new species is differentiated from other species in the genus Baylisascaris and the phylogenetic affinities within the genus are discussed in relation to the origin of the placental and marsupial carnivores.

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