LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

A new species of Huffmanela (Nematoda: Trichosomoididae) parasitizing Colomesus psittacus (Tetraodontiformes) from Marajó Island, Pará State, Brazil

Carvalho, Elaine Lopes de; Santana, Ricardo Luis Sousa; Corrêa, Gilson Campos; Sindeaux Neto, José Ledamir; Pinheiro, Raul Henrique da Silva; Giese, Elane Guerreiro.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 31 (3), 2022

Abstract The puffer fish Colomesus psittacus, is not commercialized on Marajó Island. They are captured as bycacth and discarded dead in the environment in artisanal fisheries that occur in the estuaries of northern Brazil. In this sense, the objective was to identify the parasites present in the gills ...

Brasil/epidemiología, Nematodos/fisiología, Tetraodontiformes/parasitología, Nematodos/clasificación, Tetraodontiformes/lesiones, Branquias/lesiones, Branquias/parasitología, Enfermedades de los Peces/parasitología, Branquias/patología, Prevalencia, Enfermedades de los Peces/epidemiología, Infecciones por Nematodos/epidemiología, Infecciones por Nematodos/veterinaria

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Nodular and sclerosing gastritis caused by Cylicospirura felineus in a puma (Puma concolor)

Almeida, Lara Ribeiro de; DElia, Mirella Lauria; Sousa, Dyeime Ribeiro de; Joaquim, Jéssica de Souza; Santos, Hudson Andrade; Campos, Bruna Hermine; Pereira, Cintia Aparecida de Jesus; Soares, Danielle Ferreira de Magalhães; Lima, Walter dos Santos; Ecco, Roselene.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 29 (2), 2020

Abstract An adult male puma (Puma concolor), hit by a car in an urban area, died three days later despite the therapeutic support provided. At necropsy, multiple firm nodules were identified in the gastric mucosa. The nodules were coated by an intact mucosa with a central opening from which reddish and c...

Enfermedades de los Gatos/parasitología, Enfermedades de los Gatos/patología, Gastritis/parasitología, Gastritis/veterinaria, Nematodos/fisiología, Infecciones por Nematodos/parasitología, Infecciones por Nematodos/patología, Infecciones por Nematodos/veterinaria, Puma/parasitología

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Nematodes associated with Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758) (Squamata, Iguanidae) in Semi-arid areas of Northeastern Brazil

Teles, D A; Brito, S V; Teixeira, A A M; Ribeiro, S C; Araujo-Filho, J A; Lima, V F; Pereira, A M A; Almeida, W O.

Braz. j. biol; 77 (3), 2017

Abstract Nematodes were analyzed in Iguana iguana, a large lizard Iguanidae that is widely distributed throughout the Americas. The aims of the study were investigate the helminths associated with the lizard, I. iguana in semi-arid areas of northeastern Brazil and analyze the parasitological indices (pre...

Brasil/epidemiología, Interacciones Huésped-Parásitos, Iguanas, Nematodos/fisiología, Infecciones por Nematodos/epidemiología, Infecciones por Nematodos/parasitología, Infecciones por Nematodos/veterinaria, Prevalencia

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Brachiopods, sipunculans, enteropneusts and metals from two estuarine tidal flats, Pacific, Costa Rica

Vargas, José-A; Acuña-González, Jenaro; Vásquez, Fiorella; Sibaja-Cordero, Jeffrey-A.

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (3), 2016

Abstract:Reports on the abundances and on metal concentrations in intertidal estuarine invertebrates from the Eastern Tropical Pacific are rare. Thus, the objectives of this report are to make accessible data on the abundances (1984-1987, 49 dates; 2013, 12 dates) of sipunculans, brachiopods and hemichor...

Distribución Animal, Cordados no Vertebrados/fisiología, Costa Rica, Monitoreo del Ambiente/métodos, Estuarios, Sedimentos Geológicos, Invertebrados/fisiología, Metales/análisis, Nematodos/fisiología, Océano Pacífico, Densidad de Población, Valores de Referencia, Estaciones del Año, Agua de Mar/química, Análisis Espacio-Temporal, Especificidad de la Especie, Espectrofotometría Atómica, Contaminantes Químicos del Agua/análisis

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New morphological data on Cucullanus pinnai pinnai (Nematoda) parasitizing Pimelodus maculatus (Pimelodidae) in southeastern Brazil

Vieira, Vivian Suane de Freitas; Vieira, Fabiano Matos; Luque, José Luis.

Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 24 (2), 2015

This paper describes the morphology of Cucullanus pinnai pinnai parasitizing Pimelodus maculatus in the Guandu River, Brazil, based on differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), providing new morphological data about this species of parasite. Nematodes wer...

Brasil, Bagres/parasitología, Microscopía Electrónica de Rastreo, Nematodos/anatomía & histología, Nematodos/fisiología, Ríos

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