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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Brevimulticaecum
Mozgovoi
, in Skrjabin, Shikhobalova and Mozgovoi, 1951
Brevimulticaecum
sp.
(larvae)
Host and record:
Physalaemus albonotatus
(Steindachner, 1864) (Co)
,
Lepidobatrachus laevis
Budgett, 1899 (Fo)
,
Pseudis paradoxa
(Linnaeus, 1758) (Co)
.
Site of infection:
Mesentery, abdominal cavity, gastric serous membrane, intestine.
Material deposited:
CECOAL
10032304
,
10032306
(
P. albonotatus
), CECOAL 11020901 (
L. laevis
); CECOAL 11020201, 11020202, 11020204, 11020205 (
P. paradoxa
).
References:
González & Hamann (2013).
Life cycle:
The occurrence of this larva in amphibian hosts indicates that they may play a role in transmitting this nematode, serving as either intermediate or paratenic hosts (
Moravec & Kaiser 1994
; Bursey
et al
. 2001).