Pyelosomum cochlearLooss 1899 (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) is a parasite exclusive to sea turtles, having been described in the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in Egypt, the USA, Panama, Costa Rica and Brazil as well as the olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys ...
Werneck M. R.+4 more
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Chrysocyon brachyurus, the largest South American canid, is a native species of the Brazilian cerrado. The present study is aimed to report the occurrence of the trematode, Athesmia foxi, in the liver of a new host, C.
Ederli N. B.+6 more
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New records of Lubens lubens (Braun, 1901) and Pojmanskia riosae Zamparo, Brooks & Causey, 2003 (Digenea) in Taraba major (Vieillot) (Aves: Thamnophilidae) from Argentina [PDF]
Pojmanskia riosae (Digenea: Leucochloridiidae) and Lubens lubens (Digenea: Dicrocoeliidae) are described from the intestine and cloaca of the Chororó or Great Antshrike, Taraba major (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) from Formosa Province, Argentina.
Lía Lunaschi+2 more
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1. The rediae of P. acanthus and C. lingua and their gastropod hosts T. lapillus and L. littorea, contained substantial amounts of "free" carbohydrate and polysaccharide. The free fraction consisted of glucose and at least one other sugar probably trehalose.2. Rediae and host heptopancreas tissues absorbed exogenous glucose and incorporated significant
K. E. Dixon, James S. McDANIEL
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Fifty-four Pelophylax bedriagae (Levantine Frog) from Turkey (İzmir and Manisa Provinces) were examined for helminth parasites. The frogs were collected between 2012 and 2014 years. Eight species of helminth parasites were recorded: 3 species of Nematoda
Demır S.+3 more
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Digenean larvae parasitizing Ruditapes decussatus (Bivalvia) from Tunisianan coasts
Eleven species of trematode larvae (sporocysts and cercariae of Bucephalus labracis Paggi et Orecchia, 1965 and Cercaria lata Lespes, 1857 and metacercariae of Acanthoparyphium sp.
Dhrif E.+3 more
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Occurrence of the Parasite Myosaccium ecaude in Thread Herrings from the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico
Thread herrings (Opisthonema spp.) are economically important fish species in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Knowledge of the parasitofauna of commercially exploited species is useful as it can increase our understanding of fish biology and ecology ...
Francisco Neptalí Morales-Serna+6 more
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Digenean species diversity in teleost fishes from the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia (Western Mediterranean)
This study is the first attempt to survey the diversity of fish digeneans in the Gulf of Gabes (southern coast of Tunisia). A total of 779 fishes belonging to 32 species were sampled. 53 species of Digenea belonging to 15 families were recorded.
Derbel H., Châari M., Neifar L.
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Acanthocollaritrema umbilicatum Travassos, Freitas & Bührnheim, 1965 (Digenea: Acanthocollaritrematidae) from the Common Snook, Centropomus undecimalis, from Itamaracá, State of Pernambuco, Brazil [PDF]
Acanthocollaritrema umbilicatum Travassos, Freitas and Bührnheim, 1965, is the only species of Acanthocollaritrematidae described up to the moment. The systematic position of this species and the validity of the family has been questioned by the possible
Ricardo Berteaux Robaldo+1 more
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Confirmação da sinonímia de Gynaecotyla jaegerskioeldi (Travassos) (Digenea, Microphallidae) com Gynaecotyla adunca (Linton) (Digenea, Gynaecotylinae) [PDF]
A sinonímia de Gynaecotyla jaegerskioeldi (Travassos, 1920) Yamaguti, 1939 com Gynaecotyla adunca (Linton, 1905) Yamaguti, 1939 é confirmada, com base no estudo morfológico detalhado do cornucótile de espécimes das duas espécies. O cornucótile é um órgão hermafrodita que pode ser formado pelo ovejetor e o duto ejaculador e é um caráter importante na ...
Muniz-Pereira, Luís C.+2 more
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