On Brugia (Brugiella subgen. nov.) buckleyi n.sp., from the Heart and Blood Vessels of the Ceylon Hare

1961/09/01 by A. S. Dissanaike, D. C. Paramananthan
Medicine · #Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment

paper · doi:10.1017/s0022149x00004570

openalex publication_date 1961/09/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25

Abstract

1. A new species of Brugia ( Brugiella subgen. nov.) buckleyi is described from the heart and blood vessels of the Ceylon Hare ( Lepus nigricollis singhala ). 2. This worm is much larger than the other species of Brugia . It lacks a distinct head bulb and has a relatively much shorter oesophagus. The vulva in the female is close to the posterior extremity of the oesophagus. In the male the caudal papillae differ in their number and arrangement and the spicule ratio is much smaller.

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