Biology:Trichuris navonae

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Short description: Species of roundworm

Trichuris navonae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Enoplea
Order: Trichocephalida
Family: Trichuridae
Genus: Trichuris
Species:
T. navonae
Binomial name
Trichuris navonae
Robles, 2011

Trichuris navonae is parasite found in forest dwelling mice, Akodon montensis, in South America, specifically within the Paranaense Forest. To date, twenty-two Trichuris species have been described.

Morphology

Trichuris navonae has a long and narrow whip-like anterior body. Its posterior body is broad and hand-like. Males and females exhibit 1:1.2-1:1.4 ratio between anterior and posterior body length. T. navonae have several features that distinguish them as a distinct species. These distinguishable features include a cylindrical spicular sheath with sharp and fused spines, the absence of a spicular tube, and a non-protrusive vulva.

References

  • María del Rosario Robles (2011). "New species of Trichuris (Nematoda: Trichuridae) from Akodon montensis Thomas, 1913, of the Paranaense Forest in Argentina". Journal of Parasitology 97 (2): 319–327. doi:10.1645/GE-2434.1. PMID 21506781. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7841098 entry