Dipetalonema barbascalensis sp. n. (Nematoda:Filarioidea) from the owl monkey, Aotus trivirgatus, with a consideration of the status of Parlitomosa zakii Nagaty, 1935
Esslinger, J.H.; Gardiner, C.H.
Journal of Parasitology 60(6): 1001-1005
1974
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3395 PMID: 4215876 Document Number: 71564
Dipetalonema barbascalensis n.sp. from the abdominal cavity of Aotus trivirgatus in Colombia most closely resembles the nematode known previously as Parlitomosa zakii. It is concluded that the monotypic genus Parlitomosa falls into synonymy with Dipetalonema Diesing, 1911, sensu Chabaud, 1952, the species thus becoming D. zakii n.comb. D. zakii adults and microfilariae are approximately twice as long as those of D. barbascalensis. D. zakii lacks the prominent subterminal caudal papillae and ventrolateral striae in the coiled portion of the male tail, and the right spicule is smaller than that of D. barbascalensis and of a different shape.