Distoichometra bufonis (Cestoda: Nematotaeniidae) from the Red-Spotted Toad Anaxyrus punctatus (Anura: Bufonidae) in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a Summary of Hosts of This Helminth Species
Por:
Garcia-Prieto, Luis, Atziri Garcia-Garcia, Brenda, Lagunas-Calvo, Omar, Aguilar-Aguilar, Rogelio
Publicada:
1 jul 2016
Resumen:
A total of 22 specimens of the red-spotted toad collected from San Jose
Brook, Baja California Sur, Mexico were examined for helminth parasites.
The only parasite species recovered was the adult cestode Distoichometra
bufonis, which was found parasitizing the intestine with a prevalence of
27% and mean abundance of 0.59. This report represents the first record
for a helminth species in the red spotted toad in Mexico. This tapeworm
occurs naturally in the Nearctic region (Canada, United States, and
Mexico), parasitizing 23 host species belonging to 10 genera and 5
anuran families.
Filiaciones:
Garcia-Prieto, Luis:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Biol, Lab Helmintol, Ap Postal 70-153, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Atziri Garcia-Garcia, Brenda:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Comparada, Lab Vertebrados, Ap Postal 70-399, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Lagunas-Calvo, Omar:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Comparada, Lab Vertebrados, Ap Postal 70-399, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Aguilar-Aguilar, Rogelio:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Comparada, Lab Vertebrados, Ap Postal 70-399, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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