Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. (Nematoda Ascarididae) parasitizing Crotalus durissus Linnaeus (Ophidia, Viperidae) in Brazil

The species Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. is proposed with basis on specimens recovered from the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus L., 1758 (type host) captured in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (type locality). By the lack of interlabia, the new species can be compared only to O. natricis Yamaguti, 1935 from Japan and O. freitasi Hoa & Lien, 1970, from Vietnam. However, O. durissus sp. nov. differs from O. natricis mainly by the absence of internal lip papillae, location of the vulvar aperture and length of the spicules; from O. freitasi mostly by the greater number of pre-cloacal and distribution of post-cloacal papillae.

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Main Authors: Panizzutti,Marcia Helena Martins, Santos,Leonilda Correia dos, Vicente,Joaquim Júlio, Muniz-Pereira,Luís Cláudio, Pinto,Roberto Magalhães
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2003
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spelling oai:scielo:S0101-817520030001000032003-09-03Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. (Nematoda Ascarididae) parasitizing Crotalus durissus Linnaeus (Ophidia, Viperidae) in BrazilPanizzutti,Marcia Helena MartinsSantos,Leonilda Correia dosVicente,Joaquim JúlioMuniz-Pereira,Luís CláudioPinto,Roberto Magalhães Brazil Crotalus durissus Nematoda Ophidascars durissus sp. nov. Ophidia rattlesnake The species Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. is proposed with basis on specimens recovered from the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus L., 1758 (type host) captured in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (type locality). By the lack of interlabia, the new species can be compared only to O. natricis Yamaguti, 1935 from Japan and O. freitasi Hoa & Lien, 1970, from Vietnam. However, O. durissus sp. nov. differs from O. natricis mainly by the absence of internal lip papillae, location of the vulvar aperture and length of the spicules; from O. freitasi mostly by the greater number of pre-cloacal and distribution of post-cloacal papillae.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de ZoologiaRevista Brasileira de Zoologia v.20 n.1 20032003-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752003000100003en10.1590/S0101-81752003000100003
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author Panizzutti,Marcia Helena Martins
Santos,Leonilda Correia dos
Vicente,Joaquim Júlio
Muniz-Pereira,Luís Cláudio
Pinto,Roberto Magalhães
spellingShingle Panizzutti,Marcia Helena Martins
Santos,Leonilda Correia dos
Vicente,Joaquim Júlio
Muniz-Pereira,Luís Cláudio
Pinto,Roberto Magalhães
Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. (Nematoda Ascarididae) parasitizing Crotalus durissus Linnaeus (Ophidia, Viperidae) in Brazil
author_facet Panizzutti,Marcia Helena Martins
Santos,Leonilda Correia dos
Vicente,Joaquim Júlio
Muniz-Pereira,Luís Cláudio
Pinto,Roberto Magalhães
author_sort Panizzutti,Marcia Helena Martins
title Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. (Nematoda Ascarididae) parasitizing Crotalus durissus Linnaeus (Ophidia, Viperidae) in Brazil
title_short Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. (Nematoda Ascarididae) parasitizing Crotalus durissus Linnaeus (Ophidia, Viperidae) in Brazil
title_full Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. (Nematoda Ascarididae) parasitizing Crotalus durissus Linnaeus (Ophidia, Viperidae) in Brazil
title_fullStr Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. (Nematoda Ascarididae) parasitizing Crotalus durissus Linnaeus (Ophidia, Viperidae) in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. (Nematoda Ascarididae) parasitizing Crotalus durissus Linnaeus (Ophidia, Viperidae) in Brazil
title_sort ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. (nematoda ascarididae) parasitizing crotalus durissus linnaeus (ophidia, viperidae) in brazil
description The species Ophidascaris durissus sp. nov. is proposed with basis on specimens recovered from the rattlesnake Crotalus durissus L., 1758 (type host) captured in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil (type locality). By the lack of interlabia, the new species can be compared only to O. natricis Yamaguti, 1935 from Japan and O. freitasi Hoa & Lien, 1970, from Vietnam. However, O. durissus sp. nov. differs from O. natricis mainly by the absence of internal lip papillae, location of the vulvar aperture and length of the spicules; from O. freitasi mostly by the greater number of pre-cloacal and distribution of post-cloacal papillae.
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
publishDate 2003
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