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1 July 2011 Gigantorhynchidae (Acanthocephala) Including the Description of New Species of Mediorhynchus from Birds from the Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
Lesley R. Smales
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Abstract

A collection of acanthocephalans from 16 species of birds from the Côte d'Ivoire Africa included, from the Gigantorhynchidae, Mediorhynchus taeniatus, from Tockus fasciatus semifasciatus, a new locality record, a first report from this host, and 3 new species. Mediorhynchus cisticolae n. sp. is described from Cisticola erythrops erythrops (type host), Acrocephalus arudinaceus arudinaceus, Hirundo lucida lucida, Parus leucomelas guineensis, and Turdus pelios chiganoides. Mediorhynchus turdi n. sp. is described from T. p. chiganoides (type host), Cisticola anonymus, and C. e. erythrops. Mediorhynchus spinaepaucitas is described from Macronyx c. croceus (type host), A. a. arudinaceus, Laniarius aethiopicus, Merops albicollis, Ploceus nigricillis, Pogoniulus scolopaceus, Prinea subflava melanorhyncha, Ptilopachus petrosus, and T. p. chiganoides.

Lesley R. Smales "Gigantorhynchidae (Acanthocephala) Including the Description of New Species of Mediorhynchus from Birds from the Côte d'Ivoire, Africa," Comparative Parasitology 78(2), 316-326, (1 July 2011). https://doi.org/10.1654/4510.1
Published: 1 July 2011
KEYWORDS
Acanthocephala
Africa
birds
Côte d'Ivoire
Gigantorhynchidae
Mediorhynchus cisticolae n. sp
Mediorhynchus spinaepaucitas n. sp
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