Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Waltécio de Oliveira
Data de Publicação: 2008
Outros Autores: Ferreira, Felipe Silva, Guarnieri, Miriam Camargo, Brito, Samuel Vieira
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Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Biotemas (Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2008v21n2p165
Resumo: Brazil has a great diversity of snakes, but there are few published works concerning parasitism in these animals. The present paper examined pulmonary infection by pentastomids in large snakes from northeasternBrazil, including six specimens of Boa constrictor and two examples of Lachesis muta from the Serpentarium of the Federal University of Pernam-  buco (UFPE), Brazil, all of which were collected in the Atlantic Coastal Forest. One specimen of B. constrictor was infected by Porocephalus sp. (intensity of infection 5.0) and one specimen of L. muta was infected by P.  stilesi (intensity of infection 15.0).
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spelling Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern BrazilPorocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern BrazilBrazil has a great diversity of snakes, but there are few published works concerning parasitism in these animals. The present paper examined pulmonary infection by pentastomids in large snakes from northeasternBrazil, including six specimens of Boa constrictor and two examples of Lachesis muta from the Serpentarium of the Federal University of Pernam-  buco (UFPE), Brazil, all of which were collected in the Atlantic Coastal Forest. One specimen of B. constrictor was infected by Porocephalus sp. (intensity of infection 5.0) and one specimen of L. muta was infected by P.  stilesi (intensity of infection 15.0).Espécies de Porocephalus (Pentastomida) infectando Boa constrictor (Boidae) e Lachesis muta (Viperidae) na Região Nordeste do Brasil.  O Brasil possui uma grande diversidade de cobras, mas há poucos trabalhos realizados sobre parasitismo destas por pentastomídeos. No intuito de investigar o parasitismo pulmonar por pentastomídeos em grandes cobras na região nordeste, foram examinados seis espécimes de Boa constrictor e duas de Lachesis muta pertencentes à coleção do Serpentário da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco–UFPE, todos coletadas em localidades de mata úmida (Mata Atlântica). Apenas um espécime de B. constrictor estava infectado por Porocephalus sp. (intensidade de infecção 5,0). Apenas um espécime de L. muta estava infectado por P. stilesi (intensidade de infecção 15,0).Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina2008-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2008v21n2p16510.5007/2175-7925.2008v21n2p165Biotemas; v. 21 n. 2 (2008); 165-1682175-79250103-1643reponame:Biotemas (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2008v21n2p165/18919Copyright (c) 2008 Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida, Felipe Silva Ferreira, Miriam Camargo Guarnieri, Samuel Vieira Britoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAlmeida, Waltécio de OliveiraFerreira, Felipe SilvaGuarnieri, Miriam CamargoBrito, Samuel Vieira2018-03-07T18:14:18Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/20933Revistahttp://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/index.htmPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/oai||carlospinto@ccb.ufsc.br2175-79250103-1643opendoar:2018-03-07T18:14:18Biotemas (Online) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)false
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Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
title Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
spellingShingle Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
Almeida, Waltécio de Oliveira
title_short Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_full Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
title_sort Porocephalus species (Pentastomida) infecting Boa constrictor (Boidae) and Lachesis muta (Viperidae) in northeastern Brazil
author Almeida, Waltécio de Oliveira
author_facet Almeida, Waltécio de Oliveira
Ferreira, Felipe Silva
Guarnieri, Miriam Camargo
Brito, Samuel Vieira
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Guarnieri, Miriam Camargo
Brito, Samuel Vieira
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Ferreira, Felipe Silva
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description Brazil has a great diversity of snakes, but there are few published works concerning parasitism in these animals. The present paper examined pulmonary infection by pentastomids in large snakes from northeasternBrazil, including six specimens of Boa constrictor and two examples of Lachesis muta from the Serpentarium of the Federal University of Pernam-  buco (UFPE), Brazil, all of which were collected in the Atlantic Coastal Forest. One specimen of B. constrictor was infected by Porocephalus sp. (intensity of infection 5.0) and one specimen of L. muta was infected by P.  stilesi (intensity of infection 15.0).
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