New species of Haplometroides (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) from Phalotris nasutus (Gomes, 1915) (Serpentes, Colubridae).
A new species of Haplometroides (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) is described from a specimen of Phalotris nasutus (Gomes, 1915) (Serpentes, Colubridae). The host snake was obtained in the municipality of Corumbd, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. Trematodes were recovered from esophagus, stomach, and small intestine of the host. The main characteristic of the new species is the vitellaria, which is intercecal, cecal, and extracecal in the preacetabular region. A key for identification of the species in Haplometroides is proposed.
da Silva
Reinaldo José
RJ
Universidade Estadual Paulista, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biociências, Distrito de Rubião Jũnior, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. reinaldo@ibb.unesp.br
Ferreira
Vanda Lúcia
VL
Strüssmann
Christine
C
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D017812:Colubridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000469:parasitology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*