Uni S, Suzuki Y, Katsumi A
Department of Medical Zoology, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
Parasite. 1998 Jun;5(2):119-26. doi: 10.1051/parasite/1998052119.
Cercopithifilaria shohoi n. sp. was found in the relict bovid, Capricornis crispus, in Japan, and is described and compared with other species in the genus. Adult male and female worms were found in subcutaneous tissues of the trunks of 6 serows shot in Mt. Zao, Yamagata Prefecture, in the northern part of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The one complete male found was 19.7 mm long, and the five females were 31.6-50.9 mm long. Unsheathed or sheathed microfilariae 104-122 microns long were taken from the females. One microfilaria was found in the sediment of the preservation solution of the tissues, but none were found in the blood of the infected serows, so microfilariae may be limited to the skin. Males of this species had one pair of papillae between perianal and subterminal groups of caudal papillae. In having this intermediate pair, C. shohoi n. sp. resembled species such as C. faini from an African bovid and C. rugosicauda from a European deer. From its morphological characteristics, C. shohoi n. sp. seems to be one of the more primitive species in the genus Cercopithifilaria.
小保猴丝虫新种（Cercopithifilaria shohoi n. sp.）在日本的濒危牛科动物日本鬣羚（Capricornis crispus）体内被发现，并对其进行了描述，并与该属的其他物种进行了比较。在日本本州最大岛屿北部山形县藏王山射杀的6只日本鬣羚躯干皮下组织中发现了成年雄虫和雌虫。发现的1只完整雄虫长19.7毫米，5只雌虫长31.6 - 50.9毫米。从雌虫体内取出了长104 - 122微米的无鞘或有鞘微丝蚴。在组织保存液的沉淀物中发现了1条微丝蚴，但在受感染日本鬣羚的血液中未发现，因此微丝蚴可能局限于皮肤。该物种的雄虫在肛门周围和尾乳头亚末端组之间有一对乳突。在具有这一中间对乳突方面，小保猴丝虫新种类似于来自非洲牛科动物的费氏猴丝虫（C. faini）和来自欧洲鹿的粗尾猴丝虫（C. rugosicauda）等物种。从其形态特征来看，小保猴丝虫新种似乎是猴丝虫属中较为原始的物种之一。
