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Figure 10. Thaparia thaparia thaparia, scanning
electron micrograph: Cloacal view of male (d = anterior
lip, e = preanal membrane, f = posterior lip, g
= ventral lobe of preanal membrane, h = subventral
lobe of preanal membrane, i = spicule). Scale line =
5 (xm.
ule visible between them. U-shaped gubernaculum.
Third pair of papillae lateral at end of tail.
Length 1,797 (1,324-1,943) with maximal width
180 (150-255). Nerve ring 112 (70-116) from
anterior end. Excretory pore 586 (435-640)
from anterior end. Esophagus 416 (351-421)
long, corpus 165 (139-167) long, isthmus plus
bulb 251 (212-254) long. Tail 45 (45-49) long.
Spicule 123 (109-123) long.
FEMALE (allotype and 3 paratypes): Mouth
surrounded by 3 V-shaped cut lips (Figs. 19, 20).
Six oral papillae arranged in 3 pairs as in male
(Fig. 19). Buccal cavity without denticles. No
chitinoid pieces visible. Esophagus lobes visible.
Length 3,471 (2,867-3,848), maximum width
426 (426-482). Nerve ring corpus 114 (114-
188) from anterior end. Excretory pore 814
(575-814) from anterior end. Esophagus: 615
(482-634) long with corpus 244 (192-252) long
and isthmus plus bulb 371 (290-382). Vulva
1,622 (1,528-2,056) from anterior end. Tail 244
(232-283) long. Eggs asymmetrical, measuring
89 X 147 (69 X 126-89 X 147).
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Taxonomic summary
TYPE HOST: Hermann's tortoise, Testudo hermanni
Gmelin, 1789.
SITE IN HOST: Cecum.
TYPE LOCALITY/COLLECTION DATE: South Catalonia,
Spain, 41°23'14"N, 2°11'17"E, 17 December
1993 by Dr. Carlos Feliu.
SPECIMENS DEPOSITED: Museum National
d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. Number 826
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ETYMOLOGY: The species is named in honor
of Professor Carlos Feliu (University of Barcelona,
Spain).
Remarks
Thaparia carlosfeliui sp. n. differs from T.
macrospiculum in the size of the spicule and
from T. domerguei in the absence of caudal alae.
Thaparia capensis differs from the new species
in the presence of caudal alae and the length of
the body.
Thaparia contortospicula resembles T. carlosfeliui
in the size of the spicule but differs in
the presence of caudal alae and the length of the
body. Thaparia macrocephala and T. microcephala
differ in the presence of caudal alae, the
number of lips, and the length of the body.
Thaparia carlosfeliui differs from T. thapari
(Dubinina, 1949) in the absence of teeth, the arrangement
of labial papillae, and the absence of
6 chitinoid pieces around the mouth. Thaparia
carlosfeliui differs from T. thapari australis in
the arrangement of labial papillae, the lack of a
tip at the extremity of the male tail, and the absence
of chitinoid pieces.
Thaparia bourgati sp. n.
(Figs. 24-31)
Description
GENERAL: The material examined consisted
of 10 males and 1 female. Nematoda, Oxyuroidea,
Pharyngodonidae, Thaparia. Robust
worms of small size. Mouth surrounded by 3
lips. Esophagus in 2 parts, with an elongated
isthmus. Amphids prominent. Differs from the
diagnosis of the genus in the number of caudal
papillae.
MALE (holotype and 3 paratypes): Labial papillae
conspicuous, arranged as in T. carlosfeliui
sp. n. (Figs. 20, 28). Three projections visible
inside mouth, forming diaphragm under lip.
Buccal cavity without denticles. No chitinoid
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