On two new Coenuri from Africa, and a note on the development of the hooks
- 1 August 1942
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Helminthology
- Vol. 20 (1-2) , 25-31
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00034854
Abstract
Two new species of Multiceps are described. M. macracantha n. sp. a parasite of the white rat in Rhodesia, is distinguished by the possession of very large hooks. M. otomys n. sp. from a mouse, Otomys erroratus in Pretoria; has fairly large hooks of a characteristic appearance and shape.The fact that the large taeniid hook appears to develop from at least two centres of chitinization is noted.Keywords
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