title: A new metastrongyloidean species (Nematoda) parasitizing pulmonary arteries of Puma (Herpailurus) yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy, 1803) (Carnivora: Felidae) from Brazil.
abstract: Angiostrongylus felineus n. sp. (Nematoda, Metastrongyloidea), parasitic in Puma (Herpailurus) yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroy, 1803) (Carnivora, Felidae) from the municipality of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, is described and illustrated herein. Angiostrongylus felineus n. sp. differs from all congeneric species by having the anterior extremity with accentuated cuticular expansion and by smaller size of spicules. This study describes for the first time a species of Angiostrongylus in a wild Felidae in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, CEP: 23890-000, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiano M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Luís C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Muniz-Pereira
authors.forename: Sueli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: de Souza Lima
authors.forename: Antonio H A Moraes
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Neto
authors.forename: Erick V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: José L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Luque
mesh_terms: D000801:Angiostrongylus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000469:parasitology*; D046011:Puma / Q000469:parasitology*; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*