Gongylonema sp. (Nematode: Gongylonematidae) from Indian Gerbil Tatera indica Hardwicke, 1807 (Rodentia: Muridae) of Hyderabad District, Sindh, Pakistan
Gongylonema sp. (Nematode: Gongylonematidae) from Indian Gerbil Tatera indica Hardwicke, 1807 (Rodentia: Muridae) of Hyderabad District, Sindh, Pakistan
Nadir Ali Birmani1*, Ramesh1, Shakeel Ahmed Memon2, Raheela Noor Memon1, Badar Alam Samejo3 and Mehtab Ali Mahar3
ABSTRACT
Pathogenic nematodes were collected from the gastrointestinal tract of Indian Gerbil Tatera indica Hardwicke, 1807 in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. A total of 32 nematodes were collected from 09 hosts out of 22 hosts examined. These specimens were identified as the members of genus Gongylonema Molin, 1857 (Spirurida: Spiruroidea: Gongylonematidae) based on presence of various cuticular bosses on anterior portion of the speciemens, a gubernaculum, unequal and dissimilar spicules. Previously, there is no record of genus Gongylonema from the host Tatera indica, therefore, it makes new host record from Sindh province of Pakistan.
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