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- A new species called Meggittina numida n. sp. has been identified from the intestines of a Shaw's jird in central Tunisia.
- This species stands out due to its high number of proglottids (8-25) and its longer body length (8.2-60 mm), compared to other known species in the Meggittina genus.
- The study provides a detailed comparison with four other related species, highlighting specific differences like strobila size, number of testes, and genital pore position, while also updating the original description of the Meggittina genus to include characteristics unique to M. numida.
Article Abstract
Meggittina numida n. sp. (Cyclophyllidea: Catenotaeniidae: Skrjabinotaeniinae) is described from the small intestine of the Shaw's jird Meriones shawi (Duvernoy) (Rodentia, Muridae, Gerbillinae) trapped in central Tunisia. The new species can be distinguished from the four other members of Meggittina Lynsdale, 1953 by the high number of proglottids (8-25 vs max. 6) and by the elongated strobila (8.2-60 mm in length vs max. 5.6 mm). M numida n. sp. further differs from M. cricetomydis (Hockley, 1961) in the direction of gravid proglottids; from M. baeri Lynsdale, 1953 in having narrower and much longer strobila; from M. aegyptiaca (Wolfgang, 1956) in the greater number of testes and the larger cirrus-sac; and from M. gerbilli in the position of the genital pore. The diagnosis of Meggittina is amended in order to include the most specific features of M. numida n. sp. as follows: strobila consisting of a small scolex, wide neck and one to twenty-five proglottids. This is the first species of Meggittina described from Tunisia. The taxonomic relationships of Meggittina spp. are discussed in the light of the description of the new species.
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Article Synopsis
- A new species called Meggittina numida n. sp. has been identified from the intestines of a Shaw's jird in central Tunisia.
- This species stands out due to its high number of proglottids (8-25) and its longer body length (8.2-60 mm), compared to other known species in the Meggittina genus.
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