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Syphacia (Syphacia) ohtaorum n. sp. (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) from Mus caroli on Okinawa Island, Japan

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Syphacia (Syphacia) ohtaorum n. sp. is described from Mus caroli on Okinawa Island, Japan. It is closest to Syphacia (Syphacia) megaloon Quentin, 1966 from Mus minutoides and M. setulosus of Africa, but is distinguished in having a slimmer body, distinct lateral alae in the male, many eggs in the female and a smaller egg-size.

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  1. Department of Parasitology, School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, 903-01, Okinawa, Japan

    Hideo Hasegawa

  2. Research Centre of Comprehensive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, 903-01, Okinawa, Japan

    Hideo Hasegawa

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Hasegawa, H. Syphacia (Syphacia) ohtaorum n. sp. (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) from Mus caroli on Okinawa Island, Japan. Syst Parasitol 18, 221–226 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009361

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