Natural hosts of Notocotylus breviserialis (Digenea, Notocotylidae) parasite of brazilian waterfowl

Notocotylus breviserialis has been collected from Anas bahamenis L. and Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin), in Maricá, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the first time that this digenean is collected as adult in its natural hosts, and this is its first record for the neotropical region. The preva...

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Main Authors: Luís Cláudio Muniz-Pereira, Suzana B. Amato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1995-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000600011
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Suzana B. Amato
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description Notocotylus breviserialis has been collected from Anas bahamenis L. and Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin), in Maricá, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the first time that this digenean is collected as adult in its natural hosts, and this is its first record for the neotropical region. The prevalence of N. breviserialis was 5.56% and 18.18% in A. bahamensis and in A. brasiliensis, respectively. New morphological data about the location of the vitelline glands and previtellinic space measurements are presented.
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spelling doaj.art-346d0921e9584c09849c8314577c5e7e2023-09-02T19:06:44ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80601995-12-0190671171410.1590/S0074-02761995000600011Natural hosts of Notocotylus breviserialis (Digenea, Notocotylidae) parasite of brazilian waterfowlLuís Cláudio Muniz-PereiraSuzana B. AmatoNotocotylus breviserialis has been collected from Anas bahamenis L. and Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin), in Maricá, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the first time that this digenean is collected as adult in its natural hosts, and this is its first record for the neotropical region. The prevalence of N. breviserialis was 5.56% and 18.18% in A. bahamensis and in A. brasiliensis, respectively. New morphological data about the location of the vitelline glands and previtellinic space measurements are presented.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000600011Notocotylus breviserialisNotocotylusDigeneaAnatidaeAnasAmazonettanatural hostNeotropical regionBrazil
spellingShingle Luís Cláudio Muniz-Pereira
Suzana B. Amato
Natural hosts of Notocotylus breviserialis (Digenea, Notocotylidae) parasite of brazilian waterfowl
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Notocotylus breviserialis
Notocotylus
Digenea
Anatidae
Anas
Amazonetta
natural host
Neotropical region
Brazil
title Natural hosts of Notocotylus breviserialis (Digenea, Notocotylidae) parasite of brazilian waterfowl
title_full Natural hosts of Notocotylus breviserialis (Digenea, Notocotylidae) parasite of brazilian waterfowl
title_fullStr Natural hosts of Notocotylus breviserialis (Digenea, Notocotylidae) parasite of brazilian waterfowl
title_full_unstemmed Natural hosts of Notocotylus breviserialis (Digenea, Notocotylidae) parasite of brazilian waterfowl
title_short Natural hosts of Notocotylus breviserialis (Digenea, Notocotylidae) parasite of brazilian waterfowl
title_sort natural hosts of notocotylus breviserialis digenea notocotylidae parasite of brazilian waterfowl
topic Notocotylus breviserialis
Notocotylus
Digenea
Anatidae
Anas
Amazonetta
natural host
Neotropical region
Brazil
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761995000600011
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