Austraplectana extranes sp. n. (Nematoda Cosmocercoidea) from Australian amphibians Mixophyes carbinensis Mahony, Donnellan, Richards & McDonald (Anura: Myobatrachidae) and Rhinella marina (Linnaeus) (Anura: Bufonidae)

Xue Feng Ni, Diane P. Barton, Liang Li

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Abstract

The genus Austraplectana Baker, 1981 is a poorly known group of cosmocercoid nematodes. In the present study, a new species of AustraplectanaA. extranes sp. n., was described using both light and scanning electron microscopy, based on specimens collected from the carbine barred frog Mixophyes carbinensis Mahony, Donnellan, Richards & McDonald (Anura: Myobatrachidae) and the cane toad Rhinella marina (Linnaeus) (Anura: Bufonidae) in Australia. Austraplectana extranes sp. n. can be easily distinguished from its congener by the much longer and different morphology of tails in both sexes, the different number and arrangement of caudal papillae, the presence of single precloacal median heart-shaped papilla and large posterior protuberance with cuticular comb-like fringe in male.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)183-188
Number of pages6
JournalSystematic Parasitology
Volume100
Issue number2
Early online date14 Dec 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

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