CEPAVE 05420
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLOGICOS Y DE VECTORES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Nematodes from Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Argentina
Autor/es:
VALENTE, ROMINA; OSCAR DANIEL SALOMON; LORENTI, ELIANA; DIAZ, JULIA; NAVONE, GRACIELA
Revista:
HELMINTHOLOGIA
Editorial:
VERSITA
Referencias:
Lugar: Varsovia; Año: 2016 vol. 53 p. 109 - 112
ISSN:
0440-6605
Resumen:
The aim of this study is to describe the nematode cysts and larvae found in Achatina fulica, the giant African snail, in the northeast of Argentina. A total of 373 snails were collected from the cities of Puerto Iguazú and Corrientes. Cysts (N= 2958) containing nematodes identifi ed as L3 Strongyluris sp. were found in the mantle cavity of 87 snails from Puerto Iguazú City (Prevalence 23 %; Mean Intensity= 34; Mean Abundance= 8). The shell size correlated with prevalence, mean intensity and mean abundance (p
