| a new spirurid (nematoda) parasite from mormoopid bats in mexico. | a new nematode species, spirura mexicana n. sp., is described from specimens recovered from the esophageal mucosa of the parnell's mustached bat pteronotus parnellii , davy's naked-backed bat pteronotus davyi, wagner's mustached bat pteronotus personatus, and the ghost-faced bat mormoops megalophylla in the state of morelos, mexico. this nematode is characterized by having a relatively short prostoma, 5-6 pairs of caudal papillae, and a smooth distal end of the tail in females. this is the first ... | 2012 | 22509820 |