[Three new species of Onchocerca from duikers in Gabon (author's transl)]

Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 1978 Jul-Aug;53(4):403-19.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The duikers from Makokou (Gabon) are parasitized by many species of Onchocerca but the adults are very often occult and can only be discovered by a systematical search. Three new species are described: O. sonini n.sp. in the feet-tendons, and O. lerouxi n.sp. in the muscular aponevrosis of the trunk of C. nigrifrons; O. beaveri n.sp. in the ligaments of the atlas-occipital articulation of C. monticola. Although their external appearance differs, these three species belong to a single group, which, from an evolutionary point of view, is intermediate between the more primitive Onchocerca of Equiids and those more evolved from other animals.

Publication types

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MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antelopes / parasitology*
  • Artiodactyla / parasitology*
  • Atlanto-Occipital Joint / parasitology
  • Female
  • Foot / parasitology
  • Gabon
  • Ligaments, Articular / parasitology
  • Male
  • Muscles / parasitology
  • Onchocerca / anatomy & histology
  • Onchocerca / classification*
  • Tendons / parasitology