Moaciria moraveci
| Moaciria moraveci | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nematoda |
| Class: | Secernentea |
| Order: | Ascaridida |
| Family: | Heterakidae |
| Subfamily: | Spinicaudinae |
| Genus: | Moaciria |
| Species: | M. moraveci |
| Binomial name | |
| Moaciria moraveci Bursey, Goldberg, and Kraus, 2007 | |
Moaciria moraveci is a parasitic worm infecting a Hylophorbus frog on Fergusson Island, Papua New Guinea. It is a member of the genus Moaciria, a nematode in the family Heterakidae. Moaciria was first described, in 1956, from the Brazilian Noronha skink, but other species from more parts of the world have since been described.[1]
Moaciria moraveci is a small but stout nematode. The male is smaller than the female. In males, total length is 2.59 to 2.85 mm, and in females, it is 2.94 to 4.16 mm.[2]
The only known host is a frog in the genus Hylophorbus from Fergusson, close to but perhaps distinct from Hylophorbus rufescens; it is present in 10 out of 21 specimens examined.[1] It infects the large intestine.[2] Other parasites in this species include Cosmocerca novaeguineae, Cosmocerca tyleri, Oswaldocruzia bakeri, and a species of Physocephalus.[1]
References
Literature cited
- Bursey, C.R., Goldberg, S.R. and Kraus, F. 2007. A new species of Moaciria (Nematoda, Heterakidae) and other helminths in the red Mawatta frog, Hylophorbus cf. rufescens (Anura, Microhylidae) from Papua New Guinea (subscription only). Acta Parasitologica 52(3):233–237.