Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil

Brazil has a great diversity of snakes, but there are few published works concerning parasitism in these animals. The present paper examined pulmonary infection by pentastomids in large snakes from northeastern Brazil, including six specimens of Boa constrictor and two examples of Lachesis muta from...

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Main Authors: Miriam Camargo Guarnieri, Felipe Silva Ferreira, Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida, Samuel Vieira Brito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2008-06-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume212/p165a168.pdf
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author Miriam Camargo Guarnieri
Felipe Silva Ferreira
Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida
Samuel Vieira Brito
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Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida
Samuel Vieira Brito
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description Brazil has a great diversity of snakes, but there are few published works concerning parasitism in these animals. The present paper examined pulmonary infection by pentastomids in large snakes from northeastern Brazil, including six specimens of Boa constrictor and two examples of Lachesis muta from the Serpentarium of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil, all of which were collected in the Atlantic Coastal Forest. One specimen of B. constrictor was infected by Porocephalus sp. (intensity of infection 5.0) and one specimen of L. muta was infected by P. stilesi (intensity of infection 15.0).
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spelling doaj.art-7aeac481909745c881e6d334ab2ada042022-12-21T19:01:36ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBiotemas0103-16432008-06-01212165168Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern BrazilMiriam Camargo GuarnieriFelipe Silva FerreiraWaltécio de Oliveira AlmeidaSamuel Vieira BritoBrazil has a great diversity of snakes, but there are few published works concerning parasitism in these animals. The present paper examined pulmonary infection by pentastomids in large snakes from northeastern Brazil, including six specimens of Boa constrictor and two examples of Lachesis muta from the Serpentarium of the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil, all of which were collected in the Atlantic Coastal Forest. One specimen of B. constrictor was infected by Porocephalus sp. (intensity of infection 5.0) and one specimen of L. muta was infected by P. stilesi (intensity of infection 15.0).http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume212/p165a168.pdfendoparasitesPentastomidssnakesNeotropical Region
spellingShingle Miriam Camargo Guarnieri
Felipe Silva Ferreira
Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida
Samuel Vieira Brito
Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
Biotemas
endoparasites
Pentastomids
snakes
Neotropical Region
title Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_full Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_short Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_sort porocephalus species pentastomida infecting boa constrictor boidae and lachesis muta viperidae in northeastern brazil
topic endoparasites
Pentastomids
snakes
Neotropical Region
url http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume212/p165a168.pdf
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