Pterygodermatites (Mesopectines) quentini (Nematoda, Rictulariidae), a parasite of Praomys rostratus (Rodentia, Muridae) in Mali: scanning electron and light microscopy.

Malick Diouf (1) , Yann Quilichini (2) , Laurent Granjon (3) , Cheikh Tidiane Bâ (1) , Bernard Marchand (2)

1 UCAD - Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar [Sénégal]
2 SPE - Sciences pour l'environnement
3 UMR CBGP - Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations

Pterygodermatites (Mesopectines) quentini n. sp. (Nematoda, Rictulariidae) is described from the murine host Praomys rostratus in the south of the Republic of Mali. It differs from other species of the subgenus by the morphology of the head, which bears four simple cephalic papillae and a nearly axial oral opening, the number of caudal papillae, the number of precloacal cuticular formations, unequal spicules and the ratio of spicule lengths/body length. The use of scanning electron microscopy in combination with conventional light microscopy enabled us to give a detailed description of the morphological characters of this new species.

Domaines: Parasitologie

Malick Diouf, Yann Quilichini, Laurent Granjon, Cheikh Tidiane Bâ, Bernard Marchand. Pterygodermatites (Mesopectines) quentini (Nematoda, Rictulariidae), a parasite of Praomys rostratus (Rodentia, Muridae) in Mali: scanning electron and light microscopy.. Parasite, 2013, 20, pp.30. ⟨10.1051/parasite/2013032⟩. ⟨hal-01146623⟩