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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Hedruris
Nitzch, 1821
Hedruris mucronifer
Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1952
Host and record:
Telmatobius schreiteri
Vellard, 1946 (Tu)
.
Site of infection:
Stomach.
Material deposited:
CH-FML not specified number.
References:
Schuurmans Stekhoven (1952)
.
Life cycle:
The species that parasitize anurans and salamanders exhibit extreme precocity, i.e. they develop into immature adults in isopod intermediate hosts and this probably accelerates the production of gametes in the final hosts (
Anderson 2000
).