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Aprocta bainae sp. nov. (Spirurida: Aproctidae) from a flammulated owl in the USA

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Y. Mutafchiev Open the ORCID record for Y. Mutafchiev [Opens in a new window] ,
J.M. Kinsella Open the ORCID record for J.M. Kinsella [Opens in a new window] ,
S.C. Getty  and
B. Neov Open the ORCID record for B. Neov [Opens in a new window]
Y. Mutafchiev*
Affiliation:
https://ror.org/03eywck07 Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Sofia, Bulgaria
J.M. Kinsella
Affiliation:
HelmWest Laboratory, Missoula, MT, USA
S.C. Getty
Affiliation:
Bell Museum, https://ror.org/01zn7ya31 University of Minnesota , St Paul, MN, USA
B. Neov
Affiliation:
https://ror.org/03eywck07 Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , Sofia, Bulgaria
*
Corresponding author: Y. Mutafchiev; Email: mutafchiev@gmail.com
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Abstract

Aprocta bainae Mutafchiev & Kinsella sp. nov, collected from the orbits of a flammulated owl, Psiloscops flammeolus (Kaup) (Strigiformes: Strigidae), from Montana, USA is described based on light and scanning electron microscopies. Additionally, fragments of 18S and 12S rRNA genes of the new species are provided. Based on the molecular data of the 18S gene, A. bainae n. sp. was included in a monophyletic clade of the genus Aprocta. Aprocta ophthalmophaga Stossich, 1902 and Aprocta colaptidis Schuurmans-Stekhoven, 1950 are considered species inquirendae. Aprocta colaptidis Schuurmans-Stekhoven, 1951, a homonym of A. colaptidis Schuurmans-Stekhoven, 1950, is considered a species incertae sedis.

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12S rDNA18S rDNAAproctanew speciesNematoda

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 99 , 2025 , e91
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