Five new species of Anthocoptini from China (Acari: Eriophyidae)
Xue, Xiao-Feng
Song, Zi-Wei
Hong, Xiao-Yue
Zootaxa
2010
2010-07-21
2544
1
53
(Holl, 1928)
Holl
1928
[151,580,400,427]
Chromadorea
Cosmocercidae
Cosmocercoides
GBIF
Animalia
Rhabditida
27
28
Nematoda
species
dukae
Recruitment:ingestion.
Distribution: Canada: New Brunswick(McAlpine 1997). USA: California( Lehmann 1965); Illinois(USNPC); Massachusetts( Rankin 1945); Mississipibasin ( Walton 1929); North Carolina( Brandt 1936); Oregon( Lehmann 1965); Texas( Harwood 1932; Slagle 1966; Hollis 1972; Mayberry et al. 2000); Virginia( Campbell 1968); Washington( Lehmann 1965). Specimens in collections:USNPC: 82018.
Remarks:This species is a common parasite of mollusks; accidentally infects frogs and salamanders ( Vanderburgh & Anderson 1987a, 1987c). In accordance with these authors, many records of this species in amphibian hosts may have been confused with its closely related species C. variabilis.