Natural infection of gastrointestinal nematodes in long-nosed armadillos Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758 from Pantanal wetlands, Aquidauana sub-region, Mato Grosso do Sul State, with the description of Hadrostrongylus speciosum n. gen. et n. sp (Molineidae : Anoplostrongylinae)
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2007-03-15
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Hoppe, Estevam G. Lux
Nascimento, Adjair Antonio do [UNESP]
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Elsevier B.V.
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This study evaluated the gastrointestinal helminth fauna of long-nosed armadillos, Dasypus novemcinctus, from the Pantanal wetlands, Aquidauana sub-region, Aquidauana County, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. Thirteen species of nematodes, comprising seven genera and four families, were recovered from their gastrointestinal tracts. The following descriptors of infection were determined: prevalence, variation of intensity, average intensity and abundance. Hadrostrongylus speciosum n. gen. et n. sp. is first described here. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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Xenarthra, Dasypus novemcinctus, Nematoda, new taxa, Brazil
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Veterinary Parasitology. Amsterdam: Elsevier B.V., v. 144, n. 1-2, p. 87-92, 2007.