Note on the feeding habits of Opisthogonimus lecithonotus (Trematoda, Digenea, Plagiorchiidae).
The presence of snake's blood inside the alimentary canal of the species Opisthogonimus lecithonotus (Trematoda, Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) collected from the mouth of Bothrops moojeni (Serpentes, Viperidae) is reported. The implications of this observation to the host snake are discussed.
da Silva
Reinaldo José
RJ
Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Distrito de Rubião Júnior, Botucatu, CEP 18618-000, São Paulo, Brazil. reinaldo@ibb.unesp.br
D000818:Animals; D017837:Bothrops / Q000469:parasitology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D014200:Trematoda / Q000502:physiology*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*