Pterygodermatites (Mesopectines) whartoni (Nematoda: Rictulariidae) encysted larvae in invasive Cuban treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) from Florida, United States

Pterygodermatites (Mesopectines) whartoni (Nematoda: Rictulariidae) encysted larvae in invasive Cuban treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) from Florida, United States

Species of Pterygodermatites are spirurid nematodes that have expanded their geographic distribution worldwide. They infect a variety of mammalian definitive hosts with few reports of potential paratenic infections in amphibian and reptile hosts. In this study, we report Pterygodermatites sp. larvae...

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Main Authors: Kelsey Lykins, Robert J. Ossiboff, Ellis Chase, Nina Thompson, Terence M. Farrell, Timothy Wu, Steve A. Johnson, Heather D. S. Walden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
paratenic
encysted larvae
amphibian host
nematode
helminth
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1353975/full

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