Haemogregarine parasites (Apicomplexa: Hepatozoidae) in Caiman crocodilus yacare (Crocodilia: Alligatoridae) from Pantanal, Corumbá, MS, Brazil.
Haemogregarines were recorded in caimans Caiman crocodilus yacare from Pantanal. This study was carried out in seasonal ponds at the Miranda- Abobral subregion of Pantanal, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, western Brazil, from 1998 to 1999. Smears from 28 caimans were examined and 20 (71.4%) presented infection by a haemogregarine. Infections were observed in 11 males and 9 females. Morphological and morphometric observations suggest that the parasite forms found in this work are Hepatozoon caimani.
Viana
Lúcio A
LA
Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Cidade Universitária s/n, Campo Grande, MS, 79070-900, Brazil. lucviana@hotmail.com
Marques
Eliézer J
EJ
D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D016782:Apicomplexa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D008297:Male