Helminths of two anuran species, Atelopus spurrelli (Bufonidae) and Dendrobates histrionicus (Dendrobatidae), from Colombia, South America.
Two species of anurans from Colombia, South America, Atelopus spurrelli and Dendrobates histrionicus, were examined for helminths. A. spurrelli was found to harbor three species of Nematoda, adults of Cosmocerca podicipinus and larvae of Physocephalus sp. and Porrocaecum sp. D. histrionicus was found to harbor, in addition to C. podicipinus, Physocephalus sp. and Porrocaecum sp. and cystacanths of three species of Acanthocephala: Centrorhynchus sp., Onicola sp. and Polymorphus sp. A. spurrelli and D. histrionicus represent new host records for these helminths.
Goldberg
Stephen R
SR
Biology Department, Whittier College, Whittier, CA 90608, USA. sgoldberg@whittier.edu
Bursey
Charles R
CR
D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000469:parasitology*; D002025:Bufonidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013020:South America