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New nematodes from birds. Part I

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Four new filariid nematodes are described. Three belong to the genus Diplotriaena. A new genus Paraicosiella has been created under the sub-family Setariinae. The new genus is remarkable for the presence of four teeth behind the buccal capsule.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, India

    G. Majumdar & G. K. Chakravarty

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Majumdar, G., Chakravarty, G.K. New nematodes from birds. Part I. Z. F. Parasitenkunde 23, 1–10 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00260333

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