Nematodes collected by gastric lavage from live American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, in Florida.
Stomach nematodes were collected from 151 live American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, from 3 lakes (Apopka, Griffin, and Woodruff) in north-central Florida using a gastric lavage technique. Four species were identified: Dujardinascaris waltoni, Ortleppascaris antipini, Brevimulticaecum tenuicolle, and larvae of Contracaecum sp. Of these, D. waltoni was the most prevalent species in all 3 lakes and was more prevalent in Lake Apopka than in the other 2 lakes. This is the first record of Contracaecum larvae in the American alligator and the second record of O. antipini.
Waddle
Amanda Rice
AR
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida 32610, USA.
Kinsella
John M
JM
Ross
J Perran
JP
Rojas-Flores
Edith
E
Percival
H Franklin
HF
Forrester
Donald J
DJ
D000489:Alligators and Crocodiles / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D005618:Fresh Water; D005751:Gastric Lavage / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology*