title: First record of Porocephalus cf. clavatus (Pentastomida: Porocephalida) as a parasite on Bothrops asper (Squamata: Viperidae) in Costa Rica.
abstract: Pentastomids are parasites that infect respiratory cavities of vertebrates, they are pretty common but poorly known in wildlife veterinary. A Bothrops asper snake (Garman, 1884) was captured in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica and had its lung infested with pentastomids, identified as ca Porocephalus clavatus (Wyman, 1845). This represents the first record of Porocephalus (Humboldt, 1812) on B. asper as well as P. cf. clavatus in Costa Rica. Further studies are needed to clarify their taxonomic position, images and scanning electron microscopy photographs (SEM) of the specimens are given.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Estructuras Microscópicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alvarado
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Estructuras Microscópicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Monge
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D017837:Bothrops; D003364:Costa Rica; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D057078:Pentastomida / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure