Maxomystrongylus		Contents		Rev: 12/17/2024
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		Morphology and Anatomy		Life Cycle
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Classification:

         Chromadorea

Chromadoria

         Rhabditida

Rhabditina

             Infraorder Rhabditomorpha

                  Heligosomoidea

       Heligmonellidae

                    Nippostrongylinae

                  Maxomystrongylus Hasegawa & Syaffrudin 1997

      

Type species of the genus: Maxomystrongylus yasumai Hasegawa & Syaffrudin 1997

    Synonyms:
     

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Morphology and Anatomy:

• Synlophe with pointed ridges oriented from ventral right to dorsal left sides with inclination of about 70° from sagittal axis in midbody.
• Gradient in size of ridges in dorsal side lateromedian. Carene of type B present.
• Left lateral 3 or 4 ridges developed, slender but not thickened basally.

Maxomystrongylus is closel to Heligmonoides but is distinguished by having a more strongly inclined axis of orientation of ridges in midbody, developed slender ridges lacking basal thickening in left lateral side of body, and a large unilateral diverticulum of the vagina vera.

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Distribution:

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Feeding:

Parasites of murines. rodents of the family Muridae, Old World rats and mice.

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Biology and Ecology:

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Life Cycle:

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Management:

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References:

  D.M. Spratt ^{‡}

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: December 17, 2024.