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New nematodes from birds. Part II

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Two new Ascarids are described. Amplicaecum ixobrychusi n. sp. is characterised by the possession of two intestinal caeca and no dentigerous ridges on the lips. Duplicaecum ibisi gen. et sp. nov. bears oesophageal ventriculus, two ventricular appendices and an intestinal caecum.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Calcutta University, Calcutta, India

    G. Majumdar & G. K. Chakravarty

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Majumdar, G., Chakravarty, G.K. New nematodes from birds. Part II. Z. F. Parasitenkunde 23, 405–410 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00259928

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