Larval nematodes (Ascarops sp., Spirurida, Spirocercidae) in liver granulomata of the western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis (Iguanidae).
Prevalence of larval nematodes (Ascarops sp., Spirurida, Spirocercidae) and associated granulomata are reported from livers of wild populations of the western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. Granulomata were circumscribed by layers of fibrocytes. The encysted nematode was surrounded by masses of histiocytes, cellular debris and cells with pyknotic nuclei.
Goldberg
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Department of Biology, Whittier College, California 90608.
Bursey
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D007814:Larva / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008116:Lizards / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology