title: Morphology of eggs of Dioctophyme renale Goeze, 1782 (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) and influences of temperature on development of first-stage larvae in the eggs.
abstract: This study aims to provide information on morphological data of D. renale eggs, as well as on first-stage larvae development into eggs kept at different temperatures. Eggs were obtained by centrifugation of infected dog urine, placed in Petri dishes, and stored in BOD chamber for a 90-day period. Each treatment (GI--15 degrees C, GII--20 degrees C, and GIII--26 degrees C) was repeated five times. Eggs showed average measures of 67.23 x 42.78 microm, and the mean incubation time was inversely proportional to the incubation temperature. Larvae motility was observed one week after being observed in eggs.
authors.affiliation: Medicina Veterinária, Universidade do Contestado--UnC e Aluna do Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária da Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias--FCAV, Universidade Estadual Paulista--UNESP, Brazil. daniela.cni.unc.br
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pedrassani
authors.forename: Estevam Guilherme
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Lux Hoppe
authors.forename: Neuri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Avancini
authors.forename: Adjair Antonio
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: do Nascimento
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017159:Dioctophymatoidea / Q000196:embryology*; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D010063:Ovum / Q000166:cytology; D013696:Temperature