Scanning electron microscopy of diplotriaena obtusa, Henry and ozoux, 1909 [nematoda, Diplotraenidae] from Hirunde savigni in Egypt

ABSTRACT

Out of 152 Egyptian swallows, Hirundo savigni, 24 were infected by the nematode Diplotriaena obtusa Henry and Ozoux [1909]. The worms were collected from the body cavity of the host. Male and female worms were described by light and scanning electron microscopes as a first record of this nematode from Egypt. The specific characteristics of the nematode were defined, including anterior and posterior extremities, cuticular surface of the body