Helminths ofDermatonotus muelleri(Anura: Microhylidae) from Northeastern Brazil
| Autor: | Robson W. Ávila, Lidiane Aparecida Firmino da Silva, Aline Gouveia de Souza Lins, Edna Paulino de Alcantara, Drausio Honorio Morais, Cristiana Ferreira-Silva, R. J. da Silva |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences 0301 basic medicine Dermatonotus muelleri Nematoda Microhylidae Fauna 010607 zoology Zoology 01 natural sciences Acanthocephala 03 medical and health sciences Helminths Physaloptera parasitic diseases Prevalence Animals Body Size Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics biology 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Nematode Female Parasitology Species richness Anura Helminthiasis Animal Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Parasitology. 104:550-556 |
| ISSN: | 1937-2345 0022-3395 |
| Popis: | The helminth fauna associated with Muller's termite frog, Dermatonotus muelleri, from the southern region of Ceara State, Brazil, was studied. The species richness was 6 helminth taxa, including cystacanths of Acanthocephala and 5 nematode species: Aplectana membranosa, Parapharyngodon silvoi, Raillietnema spectans, larvae of Physaloptera sp., and an unidentified nematode. The overall prevalence was 88.6%, with an average intensity of infection of 123.7 ± 26.3. The nematode Raillietnema spectans presented the highest prevalence and was the most abundant (d = 0.670). Host body size did not influence the intensity of infection nor the richness of helminth species. This study increases the body of knowledge about the diversity of helminth fauna associated with Dermatonotus muelleri from northeastern Brazil, extending the record of hosts and the geographic distribution of these helminth species. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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