Oochoristica koubeki n. sp. (Cestoda, Anoplocephalidae) from African Chamaeleo senegalensis (Chamaeleonidae) and emendation of the genus Oochoristica Lühe, 1898

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Authors	MAŠOVÁ Šárka TENORA František BARUŠ Vlastimil
Year of publication	2012
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Helminthologia
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Web	http://www.springerlink.com/content/x84147245062l248/
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0005-2
Field	Zoology
Keywords	Oochoristica; tapeworm; chameleon; Africa; Senegal
Attached files	Masova_et_al_2012_oochoristica.pdf
Description	A new species, Oochoristica koubeki n. sp., anoplocephalidian cestode of the genus Oochoristica Lühe, 1898 is described from the intestine of Chamaeleo senegalensis Daudin, 1802 (Chamaeleonidae). The new species differs from all other species in extremely high number of egg’s capsules, different host species and zoogeographic distribution. Emendation of genus diagnosis sensu Beveridge (1994) is provided.
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