[Short Note] Vampirolepis murini sp. nov. (Cestoda: Hymenolepididae), a New Tape-worm Parasite of Suncus murinus from Pakistan
Un-Nisa Noor
Vertebrate Pest Control Laboratory, Tropical Agricultural Research Institute, Karachi University Campus, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
Rafia Rehana
Vertebrate Pest Control Laboratory, Tropical Agricultural Research Institute, Karachi University Campus, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
A new species of Hymenolepid cestode Vampirolepis murini sp. nov. is described from the common house shrew Suncus murinus from Pakistan. The new species is characterized by smaller sized strobila, the size and shape of the rostellar hooks, and comparatively smaller sized oncosphere.
Keywords
Common house shrew, Tape-worm, sp.nov.
