1997 Volume 59 Issue 10 Pages 955-956
A nematode species belonging to the genus Eustrongylides (Dioctophymatidae) was obtained from the proventriculus of Tachybaptus ruficollis, found in December, 1995 in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Observation under a scanning electron microscope to investigate anterior extremity with the labial papillae in two circles showed that this species is identical to E. tubifex. This is the first record of this species in Japan.