Redescription of Syphacia mesocriceti (Nematoda: Oxyuroidea) Parasite of the Golden Hamster

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“…mesocriceti differs from other species of the genus (Dick, Quentin & Freeman, 1973). Characteristic features are the shape of the cephalic extremities and the large operculate eggs.…”

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“…However, the patterns of distribution of the submedian papillae and amphids, and the shape and structure of the accessory hook of the gubernaculum have not been observed in other species (Ogden 1971;Wright 1973a, b, 1974;Dick et al 1973;Wiger et al 1978;Robles and Navone 2007b;Robles 2008a, b;Robles et al 2008).…”

“…To date, six species from rodents of the family Muridae and four species from rodents of the family Cricetidae have been examined by SEM, but only two species from rodents of the subfamily Sigmodontinae (Ogden 1971;Dick and Wright 1973a, b;Dick et al 1973;Dick and Wright 1974;Wiger et al 1978;Robles and Navone 2007a, b).…”

“…Of the about 20 species known from North and South America, 13 were described from sigmodontine rodents, of which seven parasitize species of the tribe Oryzomyini (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) (Quentin 1971;Dick et al 1973;Hugot 1988;Robles and Navone 2007b).…”

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“…Species of genus Syphacia Seurat 1916 (Oxyuridae: Syphaciinae) are frequently found in the cecum of cricetid rodents, mainly in those belonging to the subfamily Sigmodontinae (Quentin 1971;Dick et al 1973;Hugot 1988). Sigmodontine rodents are endemic in American continent and are represented by around 71 genera and 373 species (D'Elía 2003;Musser and Carleton 2005).…”