Checklist of nematode parasites of amphibians from Argentina
Author
González, Cynthya Elizabeth
Author
Inés, Hamann Monika
text
Zootaxa
2015
3980
4
451
476
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3980.4.1
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1175-5326
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Camallanus
Railliet and Henry, 1915
(=
Zeylanema
Yeh, 1960
)
Camallanus
sp.
(larvae)
Host and record:
Leptodactylus chaquensis
Cei, 1950 (Co)
,
Lysapsus limellus
Cope, 1862 (Co)
.
Site of infection:
Small intestine.
Material deposited:
CECOAL 0 3042804 (
L. chaquensis
).
References:
Kehr
et al.
(2000)
,
Schaefer
et al.
(2006)
.
Life cycle:
Species of this genus parasitize fishes that feed on aquatic invertebrates (principally copepods); their intermediate hosts (
Anderson 2000
). Amphibians are probably accidental hosts in the life cycle of these nematodes.