10.6084/m9.figshare.5666206.v1 Luís Cláudio Muniz-Pereira Luís Cláudio Muniz-Pereira Paula Araujo Gonçalves Paula Araujo Gonçalves Erick Vaz Guimarães Erick Vaz Guimarães Fábio de Oliveira Fonseca Fábio de Oliveira Fonseca José Augusto Albuquerque dos Santos José Augusto Albuquerque dos Santos Arnaldo Maldonado-Júnior Arnaldo Maldonado-Júnior Antonio Henrique Almeida de Moraes Neto Antonio Henrique Almeida de Moraes Neto New morphological data of Litomosoides chagasfilhoi (Nematoda: Filarioidea) parasitizing Nectomys squamipes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil SciELO journals 2017 Nematoda Filarioidea Litomosoides chagasfilhoi Rodentia Cricetidae Nectomys squamipes 2017-12-05 08:34:28 Dataset https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/New_morphological_data_of_Litomosoides_chagasfilhoi_Nematoda_Filarioidea_parasitizing_Nectomys_squamipes_in_Rio_de_Janeiro_Brazil/5666206 <div><p>Abstract Litomosoides chagasfilhoi, originally described by Moraes Neto, Lanfredi & De Souza (1997) parasitizing the abdominal cavity of the wild rodent, Akodon cursor (Winge, 1887), was found in the abdominal cavity of Nectomys squamipes (Brants, 1827), from the municipality of Rio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. This study led to addition of new morphological data and a new geographical distribution for this filarioid in Brazil. Several characters were detailed and emended to previous records of L. chagasfilhoi in N. squamipes, and confirming the original description in A. cursor: buccal capsule longer than wide with walls thinner than the lumen, right spicule slightly sclerotized, with membranous distal extremity slender, with a small tongue-like terminal portion, left spicule with handle longer than the blade, whose edges form large membranous wings folded longitudinally.</p></div>