Tricholinstowia talpae female

Super-family: Heligmosomoidea
Family: Heligmonellidae
Sub-family: Heligmonellinae
Synonymy:
Viannaia talpae, Morgan, 1928
Morganiella talpae, Travassos, 1937
Author and date: (Morgan, 1928) Durette-Desset, 1971
Parasite of Talpa europea, Talpidae, Mammalia
Locality: not specified
Location: intestine

Collection : In Museum National d'histoire naturelle de Paris
Reference: Travassos, 1937. Monographia Instistudo de oswaldo Cruz, 512pp. (Personnal reference 8 NH) Durette-Desset , 1971. Annales de parasitologie humaineet comparée (Personal reference n°48)

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Talpa europea host

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Whole body of Tricholinstowia talpae female

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Posterior end of Tricholinstowia talpae female.


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Classification

Generality of the parasite

Whole body

Cephalic characters

Anterior part

Synlophe at midbody

Reproductive tract of the female

Reproductive tract of the male