Helminth infracommunities of Gallotia caesaris caesaris and Gallotia caesaris gomerae (Sauria: Lacertidae) from the Canary Islands (Eastern Atlantic)
| Autor: | Vicente Roca, Juan E. Martin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Gallotia
Larva geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Lizard Lizards Biology biology.organism_classification Paratenic biology.animal Helminths parasitic diseases Archipelago Atlantic Islands Prevalence Lacertidae Animals Parasitology Sauria Helminthiasis Animal Intestinal Diseases Parasitic Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of parasitology. 90(2) |
| ISSN: | 0022-3395 |
| Popis: | A survey of gastrointestinal helminth communities of Gallotia caesaris caesaris (Lehrs, 1914) and G. c. gomerae (Boettger and Muller, 1914), from the islands of El Hierro and La Gomera, respectively, in the Canary Archipelago, Spain, was conducted to determine the prevalence, intensity, and diversity of intestinal parasites of these lacertid lizards. Larval forms of cestodes, nematodes, and acanthocephalans were found in the body cavity of G. c. caesaris; this lizard is the intermediate or paratenic host in the life cycle of these helminths. Pharyngodonid nematodes were the most common intestinal helminths in both hosts, 4 of them being Gallotia spp. specialists. Helminth infracommunities of both hosts were depauperate and isolationist, according to the low values of helminth diversity. |
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