Morphological description of infective larval stage of Physaloptera (Spirurida: Physalopteridae), and histological lesions in the paratenic host Leptodactylus macrosternum (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in Caatinga biome, Brazil

Morphological description of infective larval stage of Physaloptera (Spirurida: Physalopteridae), and histological lesions in the paratenic host Leptodactylus macrosternum (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in Caatinga biome, Brazil

The present study aimed to describe the infective larval stage of Physaloptera sp. parasitizing Leptodactylus macrosternum and the microscopic lesions of these larvae in the stomach wall. Forty-five specimens of L. macrosternum were collected during the rainy season in May 2018, in the municipality...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Felix-Nascimento, Fabiano M. Vieira, Ellen C. A. Gomes, Ana Catarina L. Albinati, Luís C. Muniz-Pereira, Geraldo J. B. Moura, Leonardo B. Ribeiro, Jaqueline B. Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2022-09-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Subjects:
Nematoda
Stomach
Anuran
Semiarid region
Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/3772
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