Morphology of Enterobius (Colobenterobius) colobis Vuylste, 1964 (Nematoda: Oxyuridae: Enterobiinae)
June 27th, 2008 | by admin |Morphology of Enterobius (Colobenterobius) colobis Vuylste, 1964 (Nematoda: Oxyuridae: Enterobiinae) collected from an ashy red colobus, Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles (Elliot, 1907) (Primates: Cercopithecidae: Colobinae) in Uganda.
Enterobius (Colobenterobius) colobis Vuylste, 1964 (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) is redescribed based on males and females collected from an ashy red colobus, Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles (Elliot, 1907) (Primates: Cercopithecidae: Colobinae), in Uganda. Two types are recognized among females, which are readily distinguished by tail length, termination level of lateral alae and egg size. The relative position of cellular wall greatly varied in the ovejecter, indicating its limited systematic value. The males possess a much shorter spicule than those in previous descriptions, suggesting presence of polymorphism. KEY WORDS: Enterobius (Colobenterobius) colobis, Nematoda, Oxyuridae, ashy red colobus, Procolobus rufomitratus tephrosceles, Primates, Kibale National Park, Uganda.
Hasegawa H, Greiner E, Gillespie T.