new nematode, Pongobius hugoti gen. et sp. n. from the orangutan Pongo abelii (Primates: Hominidae)

Light and scanning electron microscopical examination and molecular analysis of pinworm samples collected from the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) from Sumatra (Indonesia) revealed the presence of a new taxon, Pongobius hugoti gen. et sp. n. (Oxyuridae: Enterobiinae). The monotypic genus Pongobius...

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Published in:Helminthologia 2007-12, Vol.44 (4), p.162-169
Main Authors: Baruš, V., Foitová, I., Koubková, B., Hodová, I., Šimková, A., Nurcahyo, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
morphometric and molecular analyses
Nematoda
orangutan
Pongo abelii
Pongobius hugoti gen. et sp. n
Sumatra
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Summary:Light and scanning electron microscopical examination and molecular analysis of pinworm samples collected from the Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) from Sumatra (Indonesia) revealed the presence of a new taxon, Pongobius hugoti gen. et sp. n. (Oxyuridae: Enterobiinae). The monotypic genus Pongobius is characterised by the presence of a triangular mouth, three rounded teeth and three chisel-like inner teeth in the buccal cavity, an oesophagus with a long pharyngeal part, corpus posteriorly slightly enlarged and continuing as a pyriform bulb, isthmus absent. These features differentiate P. hugoti from all members of the subfamily Enterobiinae. The male has a long caudal appendix (> 50% of total tail length). Molecular analysis of the new taxon is presented for more precise identification.
ISSN:1336-9083
0440-6605
1336-9083
DOI:10.2478/s11687-007-0026-4