Lueheia inscripta (Westrumb, 1821) (Acanthocephala: Plagiorhynchidae) in anurans (Leptodactylidae: Bufonidae) from Mexico.
Juveniles of Lueheia inscripta (Westrumb, 1821 Travassos, 1919 (Acanthocephala: Plagiorhynchidae), an acanthocephalan with six lemnisci, are reported and described from mesenteries of frogs Leptodactylus fragilis Brochi, 1877 and a toad Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Morelos state, Mexico. These are new host records extending the known geographical distribution of this species from Brazil and Puerto Rico to Mexico.
Salgado-Maldonado
G
G
Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-153, CP 04510, México DF, Mexico. gsalgado@ibiologia.unam.mx
Caspeta-Mandujano
J M
JM
D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D011647:Puerto Rico; D012098:Reproduction