Acanthocephala Larvae parasitizing Ameiva ameiva ameiva (Linnaeus, 1758) (Squamata: Teiidae)

Knowledge concerning the taxonomy and biology of species of Acanthocephala, helminth parasites of the helminth species of the phylum Acanthocephala, parasites of lizards in Brazilian Amazonia, is still insufficient, but reports of Acanthocephala in reptiles are becoming increasingly common in the li...

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Published in:Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria 2016-01, Vol.25 (1), p.119
Main Authors: Macedo, Lilian Cristina, Melo, Francisco Tiago de Vasconcelos, Ávila-Pires, Teresa Cristina Sauer, Giese, Elane Guerreiro, dos Santos, Jeannie Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acanthocephala - anatomy & histology
Acanthocephala - ultrastructure
Animals
Brazil
Larva - anatomy & histology
Larva - ultrastructure
Lizards - parasitology
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Summary:Knowledge concerning the taxonomy and biology of species of Acanthocephala, helminth parasites of the helminth species of the phylum Acanthocephala, parasites of lizards in Brazilian Amazonia, is still insufficient, but reports of Acanthocephala in reptiles are becoming increasingly common in the literature. Cystacanth-stage Acanthocephalan larvae have been found in the visceral peritoneum during necropsy of Ameiva ameiva ameivalizards from the "Osvaldo Rodrigues da Cunha" Herpetology Collection of the Emílio Goeldi Museum, Belém, Pará, Brazil. The aim of this study was to present the morphological study of the Acanthocephala larvae found in A. ameiva ameiva lizard.
ISSN:1984-2961
DOI:10.1590/S1984-29612016007