Journal of Helminthology

Table of Contents - 2002 - Volume 76, Issue 02  

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Review Article

Dictyocaulus capreolus n. sp. (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) from roe deer, Capreolus capreolus and moose, Alces alces in Sweden

L.M. Gibbonsa1 c1 and J. Höglunda2



a1 Department of Pathology and Infectious Diseases, The Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Herts, AL9 7TA, UK

a2 Department of Parasitology (SWEPAR), National Veterinary Institute and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE 751 89 Uppsala, Sweden

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Gibbons LM [PubMed]  [Google Scholar]
Höglund J [PubMed]  [Google Scholar]

Abstract

Dictyocaulus capreolus n. sp. recovered from roe deer, Capreolus capreolus and moose, Alces alces in Sweden is described and figured. Morphological studies revealed the new species to be closest to D. eckerti and D. africanus on the basis of mouth shape, all three species having an elongate mouth opening. The other species of the genus, including D. viviparus, all have a circular to oval mouth opening. Dictyocaulus capreolus n. sp. can be distinguished from D. eckerti and D. africanus on the basis of the morphology of the buccal capsule and the bursa. These morphological studies support earlier evidence of the presence of a new species of Dictyocaulus in roe deer and moose that could be distinguished from D. eckerti and D. viviparus using either a PCR-linked hybridization assay or image analysis software to study the dimensions of the buccal capsule.

(Accepted August 21 2001)

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