Folia Parasitologica 38[4] 371-374 (1991)
SCANNING ELECTRON-MICROSCOPE STUDIES ON PHILOMETRA (RANJHINEMA) BENINENSIS-OBIEKEZIE, 1986 (NEMATODA, PHILOMETRIDAE)
- OBIEKEZIE, AI (reprint author), UNIV CALABAR, INST OCEANOG, PMB 1115, CALABAR, NIGERIA
The complement of cephalic papillae in the gravid females of Philometra (Ranjhinema) is Obiekezie, 1986 was investigated using scanning electron microscopy and the following distribution was observed: 8 fleshy lobes on the outer circle each with a pair Of equal-Sized papillae; 6 papillae on the inner circle grouped into 4 subdorsal and subventral papillae and 2 papillae on the lateral margin of the oral opening. Based on these observations, the subgeneric diagnosis of Ranjhinema Rasheed, 1963 is modified with a retention of its subgeneric status. SEM studies are further shown to be indispensable for the clarification of cephalic structures in the nematode family Philometridae Baylis et Daubney, 1926.
Published: December 1, 1991 Show citation
