Bursey Charles R, Goldberg Stephen R, Vitt Laurie J
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania 16146, USA.
J Parasitol. 2007 Feb;93(1):129-31. doi: 10.1645/GE-887R.1.
Rhabdias nicaraguensis n. sp. (Rhabditida: Rhabditidae) from the lungs of Norops capito (Sauria: Polychrotidae) is described and illustrated. Rhabdias nicaraguensis n. sp. represents the 54th species assigned to the genus and the 12th from the Neotropical realm. Of the 12 Neotropical Rhabdias species, nicaraguensis is most similar to tobagoensis and vellardi. These 3 species have equatorial placement of the vulva, inflated cuticle, and 6 small circumoral lips. Rhabdias nicaraguensis is easily separated from R. tobagoensis by the shape of the buccal cavity and from R. vellardi by body size and shape of the tail. Rhabdias nicaraguensis differs from both species by host preference, the amount of inflated cuticle covering the body, and the phasmids situated posterior to the midpoint of the tail.
描述并图示了来自中美变色蜥（蜥蜴目：变色蜥科）肺部的尼加拉瓜瑞氏线虫新种（小杆目：小杆科）。尼加拉瓜瑞氏线虫新种是该属的第54个物种，也是新热带界的第12个物种。在新热带界的12种瑞氏线虫中，尼加拉瓜瑞氏线虫与多巴哥瑞氏线虫和韦拉尔迪瑞氏线虫最为相似。这3个物种的阴门均位于赤道位置，体表角质层膨胀，口周有6个小唇。尼加拉瓜瑞氏线虫可通过口腔形状与多巴哥瑞氏线虫轻易区分，通过体型和尾部形状与韦拉尔迪瑞氏线虫区分。尼加拉瓜瑞氏线虫在宿主偏好、覆盖身体的膨胀角质层数量以及位于尾部中点后方的尾感器方面与这两个物种均有所不同。
