A New Genus of Nematodes Parasitic in Elephants
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- 1 March 1921
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Parasitology
- Vol. 13 (1) , 57-66
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000012300
Abstract
A Re-Examination of the type-specimens of “Sclerostoma” clathratum Baird from the African elephant, which are in the British Museum, has led to a rather interesting discovery. The material was contained in two bottles, labelled in Baird's own handwriting. One bore the name “Sclerostoma clathratum Baird,” and contained a single male specimen of the form now known as Grammocephalus clathratus. The other bottle was labelled “Sclerostoma clathratum Baird, ♀,” and proved to contain worms of both sexes and of quite a different type from Grammocephalus.Keywords
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