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- Notocotylus loeiensis n. sp. is a newly identified trematode species found in the cecum of the lesser rice field rat in Loei Province, Thailand, with an infection rate of 9.1%.
- This species is distinguished from others in the Notocotylus genus by the unique placement of its genital pore and the quantity of ventral papillae.
- This research marks the first time a Notocotylus species has been described at the species level in mammals from Southeast Asia.
Article Abstract
Notocotylus loeiensis n. sp. (Trematoda: Notocotylidae) is described from the cecum of the lesser rice field rat (Rattus losea), from Loei Province in Thailand with a prevalence of 9.1% (eight of 88 rats infected). The new species differs from previously described Notocotylus species mainly by the extreme prebifurcal position of the genital pore and the number of ventral papillae. This is the first description at the species level of Notocotylus from mammals in Southeast Asia.
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Notocotylus loeiensis N. sp. (Trematoda: Notocotylidae) from Rattus losea (Rodentia: Muridae) in Thailand.
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February 2011
Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
Article Synopsis
- Notocotylus loeiensis n. sp. is a newly identified trematode species found in the cecum of the lesser rice field rat in Loei Province, Thailand, with an infection rate of 9.1%.
- This species is distinguished from others in the Notocotylus genus by the unique placement of its genital pore and the quantity of ventral papillae.
- This research marks the first time a Notocotylus species has been described at the species level in mammals from Southeast Asia.
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