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T1 A NEW RECORD AND NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS ACUARIA BREMSER, 1811 (ACUARIIDAE: NEMATODA) FROM SINDH / JUNGLE SAPRROW (PASSERIDAE: PASSERIFORMOES) IN LARKANA, SINDH, PAKISTAN.
A1 I. Chandio
A1 A. M. Dharejo
A1 M. M. Khan
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 32
IS 6
SP 1778
OP 1783
YR 2022
FD 2022/11/20
DO DOI https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2022.6.0586
AB <p>The present study was conducted as part of a PhD project to introduce one of Sindh's bird species and helminthic parasites of&nbsp;<em>Passer pyrrhonotus&nbsp;</em>(<a title="Edward Blyth" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Blyth">Blyth</a>, 1845) were examined from Larkana districts of Sindh Province, Pakistan<strong>.&nbsp;</strong>During present investigation for the helminthic parasites, total fourteen&nbsp;<em>Passer pyrrhonotus&nbsp;</em>(Sindh Jungle Sparrow) were examined from Larkana districts of Sindh Province, Pakistan. Out of fourteen birds, only one was found infected with five nematodes of genus&nbsp;<em>Acuaria&nbsp;</em>Bremser, 1811 (02♂, 03♀) belonging to Acuariidae: Nematoda, obtained from the intestine of&nbsp;<em>Passer pyrrhonotus</em>, were killed and processed in a 70% ethanol and glycerol solution for comprehensive study. The specimens were compared with the different species of genus&nbsp;<em>Acuaria</em>, reported from different birds around the world. The new species is named as&nbsp;<em>Acuaria pakistanensis&nbsp;</em>n.sp. The name of the new species relates to the name of the country from which it was obtained. However, this genus and host&nbsp;<em>Passer pyrrhonotus&nbsp;</em>(Sindh/ Jungle Sparrow) is reported first time from Pakistan.</p>
K1 Acuaria pakistanensis n.sp, Passer pyrrhonotus (Sindh/ Jungle Sparrow), Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=ZLG-21-0027