Occurrence of the pentastomid Porocephalus crotali (Humboldt, 1811) in an Indian rat snake (Ptyas mucosus): a case report.

Autor: Bino Sundar ST; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India., Palanivelrajan M; Department of Wild Life Sciences, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India., Kavitha KT; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India., Azhahianambi P; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India., Jeyathilakan N; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India., Gomathinayagam S; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India., Raman M; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India., Harikrishnan TJ; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India., Latha BR; Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600007 India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology [J Parasit Dis] 2015 Sep; Vol. 39 (3), pp. 401-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Sep 08.
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-013-0336-z
Abstrakt: The occurrence of the pentastomid Porocephalus crotali in an Indian rat snake (Ptyas mucosus) at Chennai, India is reported. The worms were found in the lungs and they were identified as females. The worms were cylindrical and annulated with a centrally located mouth surrounded by four hooks. The worms were rounded in cross section with tapering ends. Eggs were composed of two shell membranes. This is one of the new reports from rat snakes in Southern India.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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