Natural infection of gastrointestinal nematodes in long-nosed armadillos Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 from Pantanal wetlands, Aquidauana sub-region, Mato Grosso do Sul State, with the description of Hadrostrongylus speciosum n. gen. et n. sp. (Molineidae: Anoplostrongylinae).
This study evaluated the gastrointestinal helminth fauna of long-nosed armadillos, Dasypus novemcinctus, from the Pantanal wetlands, Aquidauana sub-region, Aquidauana County, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. Thirteen species of nematodes, comprising seven genera and four families, were recovered from their gastrointestinal tracts. The following descriptors of infection were determined: prevalence, variation of intensity, average intensity and abundance. Hadrostrongylus speciosum n. gen. et n. sp. is first described here.
Lux Hoppe
Estevam G
EG
Departament of Biology and Technology, FFALM/UNESPAR, Bandeirantes, PR, Brazil. e.hoppe@gmail.com
do Nascimento
Adjair Antonio
AA
D000818:Animals; D001135:Armadillos / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D010802:Phylogeny; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015995:Prevalence; D013045:Species Specificity; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013323:Strongylus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*