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Eustrongylides sp. (Nematoda: Dioctophymatoidea) from the stomach of a Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768, in Botswana. 2006

K Junker, and O Bain, and J Boomker

Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa.

During a study conducted between 2003 and 2005 on the diet of Nile crocodiles in Botswana, two young adult nematodes, one male and one female, belonging to the genus Eustrongylides Jägerskiöld, 1909 were recovered from the stomach contents of one of these animals. The caudal bursa of the male is present and the ejaculatory duct could be identified, but the spicule could not be seen. The vulva of the female has opened and the anus is situated on a terminal protruberance. Measurements and drawings of these specimens are provided, together with some data on the occurrence and life-cycles of members of the genus Eustrongylides in crocodilians world-wide and in African hosts in particular. Piscivorous birds are the usual final hosts of these nematodes. It is probable that the specimens described herein had developed in a paratenic fish host, and that the latter had been eaten by the crocodile.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D010802	Phylogeny	The relationships of groups of organisms as reflected by their genetic makeup.	Community Phylogenetics,Molecular Phylogenetics,Phylogenetic Analyses,Phylogenetic Analysis,Phylogenetic Clustering,Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis,Phylogenetic Comparative Methods,Phylogenetic Distance,Phylogenetic Generalized Least Squares,Phylogenetic Groups,Phylogenetic Incongruence,Phylogenetic Inference,Phylogenetic Networks,Phylogenetic Reconstruction,Phylogenetic Relatedness,Phylogenetic Relationships,Phylogenetic Signal,Phylogenetic Structure,Phylogenetic Tree,Phylogenetic Trees,Phylogenomics,Analyse, Phylogenetic,Analysis, Phylogenetic,Analysis, Phylogenetic Comparative,Clustering, Phylogenetic,Community Phylogenetic,Comparative Analysis, Phylogenetic,Comparative Method, Phylogenetic,Distance, Phylogenetic,Group, Phylogenetic,Incongruence, Phylogenetic,Inference, Phylogenetic,Method, Phylogenetic Comparative,Molecular Phylogenetic,Network, Phylogenetic,Phylogenetic Analyse,Phylogenetic Clusterings,Phylogenetic Comparative Analyses,Phylogenetic Comparative Method,Phylogenetic Distances,Phylogenetic Group,Phylogenetic Incongruences,Phylogenetic Inferences,Phylogenetic Network,Phylogenetic Reconstructions,Phylogenetic Relatednesses,Phylogenetic Relationship,Phylogenetic Signals,Phylogenetic Structures,Phylogenetic, Community,Phylogenetic, Molecular,Phylogenies,Phylogenomic,Reconstruction, Phylogenetic,Relatedness, Phylogenetic,Relationship, Phylogenetic,Signal, Phylogenetic,Structure, Phylogenetic,Tree, Phylogenetic
D001902	Botswana	A republic in southern Africa, between NAMIBIA and ZAMBIA. It was formerly called Bechuanaland. Its capital is Gaborone. The Kalahari Desert is in the west and southwest.	Bechuanaland,Kalahari
D005260	Female		Females
D000489	Alligators and Crocodiles	Large, long-tailed reptiles, including caimans, of the order Loricata.	Caimans,Crocodiles,Alligators,Caymans,Alligator,Caiman,Cayman,Crocodile,Crocodiles and Alligators
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013270	Stomach	An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of the DUODENUM.	Stomachs
D017159	Dioctophymatoidea	A superfamily of nematodes of the order ENOPLIDA. Characteristics include a well developed cylindrical esophagus.	Dioctophyma,Dioctophyme
D017189	Enoplida Infections	Infections with nematodes of the order ENOPLIDA.	Dioctophyma renale Infections,Dioctophyme renale Infections,Dioctophymiasis,Giant Kidney Worm Infection,Capillaria Infections,Capillaria hepatica Infection,Capillaria philippinensis Infection,Capillariasis,Hepatic Capillariasis,Infections, Dioctophyma renale,Infections, Enoplida,Intestinal Capillariasis,Capillaria Infection,Capillaria hepatica Infections,Capillaria philippinensis Infections,Capillariases,Capillariasis, Hepatic,Capillariasis, Intestinal,Dioctophyma renale Infection,Dioctophyme renale Infection,Dioctophymiases,Enoplida Infection,Hepatic Capillariases,Infection, Capillaria,Infection, Capillaria hepatica,Infection, Capillaria philippinensis,Infection, Dioctophyma renale,Infection, Dioctophyme renale,Infection, Enoplida,Intestinal Capillariases