Some helminth parasites from Morelet's crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii, from Yucatan, Mexico.
An examination of three specimens of the Morelet's crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii Duméril et Bibron, from the Lagoon of Celestún, Yucatan, Mexico revealed the presence of the following eight helminth species: Acanthostomum americanum (Pérez Vigueras, 1956), Pelaezia loossi (Pérez Vigueras, 1956), Telorchis sp. juv., Pseudoneodiplostomum groschafti sp. n. (all trematodes), Dujardinascaris helicina (Molin, 1860), Contracaecum sp. Type 2 larvae, Micropleura sp. and Paratrichosoma recurvum (Solger, 1877) (all nematodes). Pseudoneodiplostomum groschafti sp. n. is established by indication based on the description of specimens from Crocodylus rhombifer from Cuba, given by Groschaft and Barus (1970). Acanthostomum acuti Caballero et Brennes, 1959 is considered a synonym of A. americanum. A. americanum and D. helicina are recorded for the first time from Mexico and Micropleura sp. is the first American representative of the genus recorded outside South America. Findings of A. americanum, Telorchis sp., P. groschafti, D. helicina and Micropleura sp. in C. moreletii represent new host records. Some observations on the early development of D. helicina are provided. All species, except for P. recurvum, are briefly described and illustrated and some problems concerning their morphology, taxonomy and geographical distribution are discussed.
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Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceské Budejovice. moravec@paru.cas.cz
D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D006376:Helminths / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000648:ultrastructure