Morphological and molecular characterization of Contracaecum australe (Nematoda: Anisakidae) parasitizing Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Aves: Phalacrocoracidae) on the north coast of Brazil

Morphological and molecular characterization of Contracaecum australe (Nematoda: Anisakidae) parasitizing Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Aves: Phalacrocoracidae) on the north coast of Brazil

Abstract For the first time in Brazil, Contracaecum australe is recorded parasitizing Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Aves, Suliformes, Phalacrocoracidae) from the Marine Extractive Reserve of Soure on Marajó Island, Brazilian Amazon. Its morphology revealed a body with a transversally striated cuticle,...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Luis Sousa Santana, Elaine Lopes de Carvalho, José Ledamir Sindeaux Neto, Michele Velasco Oliveira da Silva, Raul Henrique da Silva Pinheiro, Evonnildo Costa Gonçalves, Elane Guerreiro Giese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2023-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Parasites
birds
scanning electron microscopy
nuclear ribosomal DNA
internal transcribed spacers (ITS)
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