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A new species of spiruroid nematode,Gongylonema aegypti, is described from two rodents,Mus musculus andGerbillus gerbillus, from Egypt.G. aegypti is distinguished from closely related species by the size of the spicules and gubernaculum, the absence of cuticular bosses in males, and the size of the egg. SEM studies suggest that the generic diagnosis ofGongylonema should be amended to include the presence of a dorsal pore on the cephalic plate and the presence around the buccal cavity of three triangular teeth (not lips) and two sclerotized plates or interlabia. ac]19850414
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Ashour, A.A., Lewis, J.W. Gongylonema aegypti n. sp. (Nematoda: Thelaziidae) from Egyptian rodents. Syst Parasitol 8, 199–206 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00009888
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