New Dalyelliidae (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora) from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, and their stylet ultrastructure

Zoolog Sci. 2007 Aug;24(8):803-10. doi: 10.2108/zsj.24.803.

Abstract

Two new species of Dalyellidae, Dalyellia callvucurai n. sp. and Gieysztoria namuncurai n. sp., are described from temporary freshwater environments in central Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The ultrastructure of the stylets of both species is also described. The new species of the genus Dalyellia is the second species of the genus found in the neotropics and the first whose stylet has been studied with scanning electron microscopy. Gieysztoria namuncurai n. sp. joins the seven species of the genus known in Argentina. The ultrastructural characteristics of the stylet place it in the Inaequales group, with complex stylets.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Argentina
  • Female
  • Fresh Water / parasitology*
  • Male
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / veterinary
  • Phylogeny*
  • Platyhelminths* / anatomy & histology
  • Platyhelminths* / classification
  • Platyhelminths* / ultrastructure
  • Species Specificity