| aspidoderidae from north america, with the description of a new species of aspidodera (nematoda: heterakoidea). | aspidodera sogandaresi n. sp. (heterakoidea: aspidoderidae) from dasypus novemcinctus linnaeus, 1758 is herein described. this nematode occurs in armadillos from as far south as the canal zone of panama, north through central mexico, and into the southern united states. previously identified as aspidodera fasciata (schneider, 1866), this new species has blunt projections on the lips and lateral expansions at the distal tips of the spicules, whereas a. fasciata has conspicuous digitiform projecti ... | 2006 | 16995403 |
| aspidodera kinsellai n. sp. (nematoda: heterakoidea) from nine-banded armadillos in middle america with notes on phylogeny and host-parasite biogeography. | aspidodera kinsellai n. sp. (heterakoidea: aspidoderidae) from the 9-banded armadillo, dasypus novemcinctus , is herein described. this nematode occurs from costa rica north through central mexico where it can be found causing co-infections with aspidodera sogandaresi . aspidodera kinsellai n. sp. can be discriminated from this and all other species in the family based on 3 key features, including (1) conspicuous lateral grooves with no lateral alae starting immediately after the hood and termin ... | 2013 | 23909482 |
| helminth fauna of the nine-banded armadillo (dasypus novemcinctus) in north-central florida. | the gastrointestinal tracts of 32 free-ranging, 9-banded armadillos (dasypus novemcinctus) from north-central florida were examined for the presence of helminths during july 1991 to november 1993. aspidodera sp. (nematoda: aspidoderidae), most closely resembling aspidodera sogandaresi, were recovered from 20 of 32 armadillos examined. total numbers of a. sogandaresi ranged from 1 to 1,021 per infected animal, and followed an inverse correlation to body condition index for those animals. the cyst ... | 2008 | 18564768 |