| new species of rhabdias (nematoda: rhabdiasidae) and other helminths from norops capito (sauria: polychrotidae) from nicaragua. | rhabdias nicaraguensis n. sp. (rhabditida: rhabditidae) from the lungs of norops capito (sauria: polychrotidae) is described and illustrated. rhabdias nicaraguensis n. sp. represents the 54th species assigned to the genus and the 12th from the neotropical realm. of the 12 neotropical rhabdias species, nicaraguensis is most similar to tobagoensis and vellardi. these 3 species have equatorial placement of the vulva, inflated cuticle, and 6 small circumoral lips. rhabdias nicaraguensis is easily se ... | 2007 | 17436951 |
| a taxonomic revision of small neotropical saurian malarias allied to plasmodium minasense. | saurian malaria species which produce schizonts smaller than normal erythrocyte nuclei, with 4-8 merozoietes and gametocytes equal to or smaller than erythrocyte nuclei in size, parasitizing hosts of the lizard families scincidae, iguanidae and teiidae in the neotropics are considered to be plasmodium minasense carini and rudolph, 1912. subspecific designations are given to distinctive populations parasitizing different host species: p. minasense minasense is recognized from the type host, mabuy ... | 1979 | 533109 |