<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Dilepidid cestode Fuhrmanolepis dubinskyi n. sp. from woodcock, Scolopax rusticola L. in Slovakia is described on the basis of light microscope observations. The new taxon is characterised by medium sized strobila, single crown of ten, 47–53 μm long “diorchid” (wrench-shaped) rostellar hooks. Genital pores alternate irregularly. Number of testes is 20–30 and measurements of cirrus-sac and evaginated cirrus reach 176 − 217 × 18 − 31 and 38 − 56 × 16 − 21 μm, respectively. The uterus is reticular and eggs possess spiny embryophore. F. dubinskyi is differentiated from closely related congeneric species and some other morphologically similar dilepidids.</p></abstract>

Dilepidid cestode Fuhrmanolepis dubinskyi n. sp. from woodcock, Scolopax rusticola L. in Slovakia is described on the basis of light microscope observations. The new taxon is characterised by medium sized strobila, single crown of ten, 47–53 μm long “diorchid” (wrench-shaped) rostellar hooks. Genital pores alternate irregularly. Number of testes is 20–30 and measurements of cirrus-sac and evaginated cirrus reach 176 − 217 × 18 − 31 and 38 − 56 × 16 − 21 μm, respectively. The uterus is reticular and eggs possess spiny embryophore. F. dubinskyi is differentiated from closely related congeneric species and some other morphologically similar dilepidids.

Fuhrmanolepis dubinskyi n. sp. (Cestoda: Dilepididae) from woodcock Scolopax rusticola (L.) (Aves, Charadriiformes) in Slovakia

Parasitological Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, 040 01, Košice, Slovakia

Helminthologia

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Dilepidid cestode Fuhrmanolepis dubinskyi n. sp. from woodcock, Scolopax rusticola L. in Slovakia is described on the basis of light microscope observations....

Fuhrmanolepis dubinskyi n. sp. (Cestoda: Dilepididae) from woodcock Scolopax rusticola (L.) (Aves, Charadriiformes) in Slovakia

Published Online: Nov 06, 2008

Page range: 130 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-008-0025-0

Keywords
Cestoda, Dilepididae, Fuhrmanolepis dubinskyi n. sp, Scolopax rusticola, Charadriiformes, Slovakia

© 2008 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fuhrmanolepis dubinskyi n. sp. (Cestoda: Dilepididae) from woodcock Scolopax rusticola (L.) (Aves, Charadriiformes) in Slovakia

Published Online: Nov 06, 2008

Page range: 130 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-008-0025-0

KeywordsCestoda, Dilepididae, Fuhrmanolepis dubinskyi n. sp, Scolopax rusticola, Charadriiformes, Slovakia

© 2008 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Cestoda, Dilepididae, Fuhrmanolepis dubinskyi n. sp, Scolopax rusticola, Charadriiformes, Slovakia