Hypodontus macropi, Mönnig, 1929 from a Bennetts' wallaby Macropus rufogrisea

Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1976 Mar:(1):102-5.

Abstract

Hypodontus macropi was found in Macropus rufogrisea. Males measured 12.73--13.93 mm in length; one female was 19.07 mm in length. The buccal capsule was funnel-shaped. The mouth opening was directed antero-ventrally. There was a pair of large cutting plates on the dorsal margin of the buccal capsule. The brusal rays were well-developed. Spicules were equal and each bore a cuticular wing. A gubernaculum and a telamon were present. The vulva was situated near the anus. The female tail, 0.163 mm in length, was suddenly tapering.

MeSH terms

  • Ancylostomatoidea* / anatomy & histology
  • Animals
  • Australia
  • Disease Reservoirs
  • Macropodidae / parasitology*
  • Marsupialia / parasitology*