| new filarial nematode from japanese serows (naemorhedus crispus: bovidae) close to parasites from elephants. | a new onchocercid species, loxodontofilaria caprini n. sp. (filarioidea: nematoda), found in subcutaneous tissues of 37 (33%) of 112 serows (noemorhedus crispus) examined in japan, is described. the female worm had the characteristics of loxodontofilaria, e.g., the large body size, well-developed esophagus with a shallow buccal cavity, and the long tail with three caudal lappets. the male worm of the new species, which was first described in the genus, had unequal length of spicules, 10 pairs of ... | 2006 | 17007210 |