CECOAL 02625
CENTRO DE ECOLOGIA APLICADA DEL LITORAL
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
First Report of Nematodes in the Common Lesser Escuerzo Odontophrynus americanus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841) (Amphibia: Cycloramphidae) from Corrientes, Argentina.
Autor/es:
GONZÁLEZ, C. E. & M. I. HAMANN
Revista:
COMPARATIVE PARASITOLOGY
Editorial:
The Helminthological Society of Washington
Referencias:
Año: 2009 vol. 76 p. 122 - 126
ISSN:
1525-2647
Resumen:
The common lesser escuerzo Odontophrynus americanus from Corrientes, Argentina was found to harbour three species of Nematodes: Rhabdias elegans, Cosmocerca podicipinus and C. parva. Cosmocerca podicipinus was the most prevalent nematode species (22.7%), whereas C. parva had the highest mean intensity of infection (5.5±2.12). These three nematode species are reported for the first time from O. americanus and members of the Cycloramphidae from Corrientes, Argentina. Key Words: Odontophrynus americanus, Cycloramphidae, common lesser escuerzo, Nematoda, Rhabdias elegans, Cosmocerca podicipinus, Cosmocerca parva, Corrientes, Argentina.
