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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author | Miriam Camargo Guarnieri Felipe Silva Ferreira 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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