Cooperia acutispiculum n. sp (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae) from the kudu, Tragelaphus strepsiceros (Pallas, 1766).

Only a few parasites were recovered from each animal, most of which being 225 males from a kudu and 5 males from a grey duik.er. As these nematodes could not be assigned to any of the known species of Cooperia, they are here described as Cooperia acutispi.culum n. sp. because of the sharply pointed spicules. The type host selected wasT. strepsiceros, since too few parasttes for a detailed description were collected from the grey duik.er. Because mixed infestations with other Cooperia spp. occurred in all the hosts, the females could not be separated with certainty.