@article{fdi:010069510, title = {{W}hipworm diversity in {W}est {A}frican rodents : a molecular approach and the description of {T}richuris duplantieri n. sp. ({N}ematoda : {T}richuridae)}, author = {{R}ibas, {A}. and {D}iagne, {C}. and {T}atard, {C}. and {D}iallo, {M}. and {P}oonlaphdecha, {S}. and {B}rouat, {C}arine}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}hipworms were collected from rodents ({M}uridae) from six {W}est {A}frican countries: {B}urkina-{F}aso, the {I}slamic {R}epublic of {M}auritania, and the {R}epublics of {B}enin, {G}uinea, {M}ali and {S}enegal. {M}olecular sequences ({ITS}-1, 5.8{S} and {ITS}-2 of the ribosomal {DNA} gene) and morphometric characters were analysed in {T}richuris ({N}ematoda: {T}richuridae) specimens found in seven host species: {A}rvicanthis niloticus, {G}erbilliscus gambianus, {G}erbillus gerbillus, {G}. tarabuli, {M}astomys erythroleucus, {M}. huberti and {M}. natalensis. {P}hylogenetic analyses revealed three clades, one recognised as {T}richuris mastomysi, previously recorded in {M}. natalensis from {T}anzania, and the other two previously undescribed. {A} new species named {T}richuris duplantieri n. sp., found in {G}erbillus spp. from {M}auritania, was characterised using molecular and morphometric methods.}, keywords = {{T}richuris spp. ; {R}odents ; {W}est {A}frica ; {P}hylogeny ; {BURKINA} {FASO} ; {MAURITANIE} ; {BENIN} ; {GUINEE} ; {MALI} ; {SENEGAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}arasitology {R}esearch}, volume = {116}, numero = {4}, pages = {1265--1271}, ISSN = {0932-0113}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1007/s00436-017-5404-3}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069510}, }