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Gigantorhynchus orticei a new species (Acanthocephala) from a Peruvian marsupial

Abstract

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Two species of Acantopcephala of the genus <i>gigantorhynchus</i> (<i>G. echinodiscus, G. Lutzi</i>) are considered with relation to the proposed new species, <i>Gigantorhynchus orticei</i>, found in the intestine of <i>Metachirus nudicaudatus</i> from Peru, South America. The specific name is dedicated to the late Javier Ortiz de la Puente, chief ornithologist of the Museum of San Marcos University, Lima, Peru.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Parasitology
Department dc:contributor.department
Parasitology
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1953

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Bendezu, Luz Sermiento
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Wilson, F. D.
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Pardue, Louis A.
  • Johnston, G. Burke

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-02062013-040052
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/40940

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Bendezu, Luz Sermiento. Gigantorhynchus orticei a new species (Acanthocephala) from a Peruvian marsupial. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1953. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40940