Biodiversity of anuran endoparasites from a transitional area between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes in Brazil: new records and remarks
Author
Aguiar, Aline
Laboratório de Herpetologia, Departamento de Biodiversidade, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP Rio Claro, Avenida 24 A, 1515 - Jardim Vila Bela, CEP 13506 - 900, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil
Author
Morais, Drausio Honorio
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU, Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, LMG- 746, Km 1, Monte Carmelo, 38500 - 000, MG, Brazil
Author
Firmino Silva, Lidiane A.
Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP
Author
Anjos, Luciano Alves Dos
Departamento de Biologia e Zootecnia, Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Passeio Monção, 226, CEP 15385 - 000, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil
Author
Foster, Ottilie Carolina
Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP
Author
Silva, Reinaldo José Da
Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-03-18
4948
1
1
41
journal article
7577
10.11646/zootaxa.4948.1.1
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1175-5326
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Catadiscus
sp.
Hosts (prevalence; range)
:
B. raniceps
(4/79; 1–3),
L. chaquensis
(20/143; 1–6),
L. latrans
(5/20; 1–6),
P. azureus
(10/47; 1–8),
P. centralis
(1/35; 1),
P. platensis
(9/38; 1–11) and
P. mystacalis
(1/59; 1).
Site of infection
: small and large intestines.
Stage
: adult.
Type
host and
type
locality
: not informed.
Comments
: specimens of
Catadiscus
can be present in different development stages in a host and the conservative characters of the genus can sometimes difficult the accurate and specific determination. These specimens were
in early development stages which hindered the specific identification based only on morphology. Nonetheless,
P. centralis
, represent new hosts for a species of
Catadiscus
.