Nematodes from Achatina fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Argentina

VALENTE R; DIAZ JI; LORENTI E; SALOMÓN OD; NAVONE GT

HELMINTOLOGIA

Slovak Academic Press Ltd

Lugar: Ko?ice; Año: 2016 vol. 53 p. 109 - 112

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