Esslinger J H
J Parasitol. 1979 Dec;65(6):924-7.
Microfilaria panamensis McCoy, 1936 was identified in the blood of Cebus apella, C. capucinus, C. albifrous, and Saguinus oedipus from various regions in Colombia. Adult worms, recovered from the subcutaneous connective tissues of C. apella and S. oedipus, were identified with this microfilaria and are described as Tetrapetalonema (T.) panamensis (McCoy, 1936) comb. n. This nematode is smaller configuration of the female tail and in the appearance of the spicules, and T. barbascalensis which differs in the placement of the vulva relative to the base of the esophagus and in the structure of the right spicule. The spicular ratio of T. panamensis (1.6 to 2.1) is lower than that of any other member of the subgenus (2.6 to 10.8). The host induced and/or geographic variation of microfilariae and adults of T. panamensis is discussed.
1936年，麦科伊在来自哥伦比亚不同地区的白喉卷尾猴、褐卷尾猴、白额卷尾猴和普通狨猴的血液中发现了巴拿马微丝蚴。从白喉卷尾猴和普通狨猴的皮下结缔组织中采集到的成虫，经鉴定与这种微丝蚴相符，并被描述为巴拿马四瓣线虫（麦科伊，1936年）新组合。该线虫在雌虫尾部形态和交合刺外观上较小，而巴氏四瓣线虫在外阴相对于食管基部的位置以及右交合刺的结构上有所不同。巴拿马四瓣线虫的交合刺比例（1.6至2.1）低于该亚属的任何其他成员（2.6至10.8）。本文还讨论了巴拿马四瓣线虫微丝蚴和成虫的宿主诱导和/或地理变异。
