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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

1Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan; 2Department of Zoology, Government College University, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan; 3Department of Zoology, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.

 
*Correspondence | Nadir Ali Birmani, Department of Zoology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan; Email: birmani.nadir@usindh.edu.pk, birmani@gmail.com

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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Pakistan Journal of Nematology

June

Pakistan Journal of Nematology, Vol. 42, Iss. 1, Pages 1-87

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