Gekkotaenia novaeguineaensis n. gen., n. sp. (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) from the small intestine and Cosmocerca zugi n. sp. (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) from the large intestine of the ring-tailed gecko, Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis (Sauria: Gekkonidae) are described and illustrated. Gekkotaenia novaeguineaensis n. gen., n. sp. is unique among the acraspedote Linstowiinae in possessing a poral female reproductory system. Cosmocerca zugi n. sp. is the 22nd species to be assigned to the genus and differs from other species in the genus by possessing 4 pairs of rosette papillae on plectanes and having a gubernaculum longer than the spicules. It is the fifth species to be described from the Australian biogeographical region. Eight additional helminth species were found: the digenean, Allopharynx macallisteri; 2 cestodes, cysticercoids of Cyclophyllidea gen. sp. and tetrathyridia of Mesocestoides sp.; 5 nematodes, larvae in cysts of Abbreviata sp., Aplectana macintoshii, Oswaldocruzia bakeri, Parapharyngodon maplestonei, and an undescribed species of Physalopteroides. Cyrtodactylus louisiadensis represents a new host record for each of these helminths.
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August 2005
SYSTEMATICS-PHYLOGENETICS|
August 01 2005
NEW GENUS, NEW SPECIES OF CESTODA (ANOPLOCEPHALIDAE), NEW SPECIES OF NEMATODA (COSMOCERCIDAE) AND OTHER HELMINTHS IN CYRTODACTYLUS LOUISIADENSIS (SAURIA: GEKKONIDAE) FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA Available to Purchase
Charles R. Bursey;
Charles R. Bursey
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146. [email protected]
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Stephen R. Goldberg;
Stephen R. Goldberg
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146. [email protected]
* Department of Biology, Whittier College, Whittier, California 90608
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Fred Kraus
Fred Kraus
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146. [email protected]
† Bishop Museum, Department of Natural Sciences, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
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J Parasitol (2005) 91 (4): 882–889.
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Charles R. Bursey, Stephen R. Goldberg, Fred Kraus; NEW GENUS, NEW SPECIES OF CESTODA (ANOPLOCEPHALIDAE), NEW SPECIES OF NEMATODA (COSMOCERCIDAE) AND OTHER HELMINTHS IN CYRTODACTYLUS LOUISIADENSIS (SAURIA: GEKKONIDAE) FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA. J Parasitol 1 August 2005; 91 (4): 882–889. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3450.1
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