''Rhabdias alabialis'' is a species of
parasitic nematode
The nematodes ( or grc-gre, Νηματώδη; la, Nematoda) or roundworms constitute the phylum Nematoda (also called Nemathelminthes), with plant-Parasitism, parasitic nematodes also known as eelworms. They are a diverse animal phylum inhab ...
in the
family Rhabdiasidae
Rhabdiasidae is a family of nematodes belonging to the order Rhabditida.
Genera
Genera:
* '' Acanthorhabdias'' Pereira, 1927
* ''Angiostoma
''Angiostoma'' is a genus of parasitic nematodes in the family Angiostomatidae.
Species
Species ...
. It was first found in lungs of the cane toad ''
Bufo marinus
The cane toad (''Rhinella marina''), also known as the giant neotropical toad or marine toad, is a large, terrestrial true toad native to South and mainland Central America, but which has been introduced to various islands throughout Oceania ...
'' in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. It can be distinguished from its cogenerates by its head morphology, i.e. its lips or
pseudolabia absence, a slitlike oral opening, and its buccal capsule being triangular shaped in the apical view.
References
Further reading
*Santos, Jeannie Nascimento dos, et al. "Rhabdias paraensis sp. nov.: a parasite of the lungs of Rhinella marina (Amphibia: Bufonidae) from Brazilian Amazonia." Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 106.4 (2011): 433-440.
*Martínez-Salazar, Elizabeth A., and Virginia León-Règagnon. "New species of Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from Bufo occidentalis (Anura: Bufonidae) from Sierra Madre del Sur, Mexico." Journal of Parasitology 93.5 (2007): 1171-1177.
*Martínez-Salazar, Elizabeth A. "Una especie nueva de rhabdiásido de Craugastor occidentalis (Anura: Brachycephalidae) de la sierra de Manantlán, Jalisco, México." Revista mexicana de biodiversidad 79.1 (2008): 81-89.
Rhabditida
Nematodes described in 2007
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