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A new species of Toxascaris from hyenas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

E. G. Warren
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4067, Australia

Extract

Toxascaris versterae sp.nov. from hyenas in South Africa is described. T. versterae is compared with Toxascaris leonina, the only other member of the genus.

I thank Professor J. F. A. Sprent for his advice and criticism. This work was supported by grants from the Australian Research Grants Committee and from the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, No. AI-07023–03.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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