Spirura carajaensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Spiruridae), parasite of Proechimys roberti Thomas 1901 (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from Brazilian Amazon
| Autor: | F. Tiago de Vasconcelos Melo, H. da Costa Cordeiro, Arnaldo Maldonado, J. Nascimento dos Santos |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Medicine (General)
biology Ecology Amazon rainforest Fauna Agriculture (General) amazon Spiruridae Zoology Parasitism Echimyidae biology.organism_classification proechimys spirura S1-972 R5-920 brazil Genus Proechimys roberti spirura carajaensis parasitic diseases Helminths Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology |
| Zdroj: | Helminthologia, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp 28-33 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 1336-9083 0440-6605 |
| Popis: | Summary A new species of nematode, from the family Spiruridae, is described using parasites from the esophageal mucosa of Proechimys roberti (Rodentia: Echimyidae), which were obtained during a fauna survey in the Tapirapé-Aquirí National Forest, Carajás Reserve, Brazil, Eastern Brazilian Amazon. The helminthes were collected from the esophagus, fixed and processed for light microscopy. Spirura carajaensis n. sp. differs from other species in the genus because it has a left spicule with a well-developed sheath, which is leaf-shaped and covers the terminal half of the spicule. Males and females have a small appendix on the caudal end. This structure has not been reported before for this genus. The present study reports the first record of parasitism by Spirura in rodents of the genus Proechimys in Brazil and in the Amazon biome. |
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