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A new species of Moaciria (Nematoda, Heterakidae) and other helminths in the red Mawatta frog, Hylophorbus cf. rufescens (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea

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Moaciria moraveci sp. nov. (Nematoda, Heterakidae) from the large intestine of Hylophorbus cf. rufescens from Papua New Guinea is described. Moaciria moraveci sp. nov. represents the 9th species assigned to the genus and the 5th from the Australo-Papuan region. It is distinguished from congeners by the distribution pattern of the caudal papillae of the male, spicule length and vulvar position.

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  1. Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania, 16146, USA

    Charles R. Bursey

  2. Department of Biology, Whittier College, Whittier, California, 90608, USA

    Stephen R. Goldberg

  3. Department of Natural Sciences, Bishop Museum, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96817, USA

    Fred Kraus

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Bursey, C.R., Goldberg, S.R. & Kraus, F. A new species of Moaciria (Nematoda, Heterakidae) and other helminths in the red Mawatta frog, Hylophorbus cf. rufescens (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea. Acta Parasit. 52, 233–237 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-007-0027-y

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