| acanthocheilonema delicata n. sp. (nematoda: filarioidea) from japanese badgers (meles anakuma): description, molecular identification, and wolbachia screening. | acanthocheilonema delicata n. sp. (filarioidea: onchocercidae: onchocercinae) is described based on adult filarioids and microfilariae obtained from subcutaneous connective tissues and skin, respectively, of japanese badgers (meles anakuma) in wakayama prefecture, japan. no endemic species of the genus had been found in japan. recently, some filarioids (e.g., acanthocheilonema reconditum, dirofilaria spp., and onchocerca spp.) have come to light as causative agents of zoonosis worldwide. the new ... | 2013 | 22926421 |