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ECHINURIA PHOENICOPTERI (Seurat, 1916) Seurat, 1916 



Synonym. — Acuaria (Hamannw) phoenicopteri Seurat, 1916; 

 Hamannia phoenicopteri (Seurat, 1916) Stiles and Hassall, 1920. 



Hosts. — Primary: Phoenicopterus roseus; secondary: Unknown. 



Location. — In mucosa of proventriculus. 



Morphology. — EcMnwria (p. 244) : Anterior extremity (fig. 320 a 

 and h) with 2 cordons on the lateral and ventral surfaces, the sym- 

 metry in the anterior body being bilateral, but not radial, in this 

 respect ; the cordons anastomose a little below the nerve ring. There 

 are also 4 rows of spines, the 2 latero-dorsal rows originating 60//, 

 from the head end, and the 2 latero-ventral rows originating poste- 

 rior to these at the point where the cordons turn. 



Male unknown. 



Female known only as immature adult at end of fourth larval 

 stage. This adult 2.2 mm. long by 65/x wide, as viewed through the 



Figs. 319-320. — 319, Echixuria longevaginata. a, Head ; b, male tail. After 

 Drasche, 1884. 320, Echinuria phoenicopteri. Immature female, a and 

 b, Head end; c, tail; d, vulva and ovbjbctob. After Ski rat, 191(5 



cuticula of larva. Vulva not salient, situated at anterior fifth of 

 body length. Ovejector (fig. 320 d) directed posteriorly; the reser- 

 voir large, the sphincter short. Tail (fig. 320 c) digitiform, rounded 

 at tip. 



Larva, fourth stage, with slender body, attenuated at both ex- 

 tremities. Cuticula with fine transverse striations. Mouth with 2 

 lateral lips, each projecting as a tooth. 



Life history. — Unknown; probably involves intermediate stages 

 in other hosts. 



Distribution. — Africa (Algeria ) . 



ECHINURIA SQUAMATA (Linstow. 1883) Cram, 1927 



Synonyms. — Filaria squamata Linstow, 1883; Dixph<ir<i<pis squa- 

 matus (Linstow, 1883) Stossich, 1891; Acuaria squamata (Linstow, 



