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Morphological study of Eudromoxyura aspiculuris (Nematoda, Heteroxynematidae) from the tinamou Eudromia elegans (Aves, Tinamidae)

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Eudromoxyura aspiculuris (Boero & Led, 1971) parasite d'oiseaux Tinamidae en Argentine, et espècetype unique du genre Eudromoxyura Anderson & Prestwood, 1972 est redécrite. Eudromoxyura elonbyrdi Anderson & Prestwood, 1972 est synonyme de cette espèce. Les caractères morphologiques et la position systématique du genre Eudromoxyura sont dicutés. Les genres Syphaciella (Mönning, 1920) et Eudromoxyura, qui sont les seuls oxyures connus chez des Oiseaux, ont probablement des origines indépendantes.

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En este trabajo, se redescribe a Eudromoxyura aspiculuris (Boero & Led, 1971) parásito de un ave Tinamiforme de la República Argentina, especie típica y única del género Eudromoxyura anderson & Prestwood, 1972, E. elonbyrdi Anderson & Prestwood 1972, es considerada su sinónimo. Los caracteres morfológicos y la posición sistemática del género Eudromoxyura son discutidos. Los géneros Syphaciella (Mönning, 1920) y Eudromoxyura, únicos oxyuros conocidos como parásitos de aves, tienen probablemente orígenes independientes.

Abstract

Eudromoxyura aspiculuris (Boero & Led, 1971) is a parasite of a tinamid bird in Argentina. This is the type and only one known speices so far described in the genus Eudromoxyura Anderson & Prestwood, 1972. It is here redescribed, and Eudromoxyura elonbyrdi Anderson & Prestwood 1972 is considered a synonym. The morphological characters and systematic position of the genus Eudromoxyura are discussed. The genera Syphaciella (Mönning, 1920) and Eudromoxyura, the only oxyurids known parasitising birds, have probably arisen independently.

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  1. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Laboratoire de Zoologie des Vers, Associé au C.N.R.S., 61 rue Buffon, 75231, Paris cedex 05, France

    J. P. Hugot

  2. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo de La Plata, 1900, La Plata, Argentina

    C. A. Sutton

  3. Laboratoire de Zoologie & Ecophysiologie, UER des Sciences de la Vie, Université Rennes 1, 35 042, Rennes, France

    S. Morand

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Hugot, J.P., Sutton, C.A. & Morand, S. Morphological study of Eudromoxyura aspiculuris (Nematoda, Heteroxynematidae) from the tinamou Eudromia elegans (Aves, Tinamidae). Syst Parasitol 19, 61–72 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00010303

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