Microcebus murinus (J. F. Miller, 1777)

Klein, Annette, Strube, Christina, Radespiel, Ute, Springer, Andrea & Zimmermann, Elke, 2019, Differences in infection patterns of vector-borne blood-stage parasites of sympatric Malagasy primate species (Microcebus murinus, M. ravelobensis), International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 10, pp. 59-70 : 61

2.2.2. Necropsy of an adult M. murinus

One microfilaremic female M. murinus , that had been sampled regularly since June 2015, was found dead in April 2016. The necropsy revealed a fractured skull, suggesting trauma to the head as the most likely cause of death. An adult helminth specimen was discovered in the abdominal cavity, dorsal of the bladder, which was collected and stored in 90% ethanol. After measurement of the specimen, the anterior and posterior extremities were embedded in polyvinyl-lactophenol for morphologic examination, while the intermediate segment was used for DNA extraction for further genetic analysis. Parasite morphology was compared to available descriptions of filarial nematodes occurring in Madagascar ( Chandler, 1929; Chabaud and Choquet, 1955; Chabaud et al. 1961, 1965).