Description and molecular characterisation of Pelecitus copsychi Uni, Mat Udin & Martin n. sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) from the white-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli) (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) of Pahang, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Uni, Shigehiko, Mat Udin, Ahmad Syihan, Tan, Poai Ean, Rodrigues, Jules, Martin, Coralie, Junker, Kerstin, Agatsuma, Takeshi, Low, Van Lun, Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Saijuntha, Weerachai, Omar, Hasmahzaiti, Zainuri, Nur Afiquah, Fukuda, Masako, Kimura, Daisuke, Matsubayashi, Makoto, Uga, Shoji, Takaoka, Hiroyuki, Azirun, Mohd Sofian, Ramli, Rosli
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2022
• Subjects: QH301 Biology; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/43840/

Species of the genus Pelecitus Railliet & Henry, 1910 the most widely distributed avian filariae in Africa and South America. Zoonotic cases in humans were reported in South America. While investigating the filarial fauna of wild animals in Malaysia, we discovered an undescribed filaria from the...