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)

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.

The nematode community in the Atlantic rainforest lizard Enyalius perditus Jackson, from south-eastern Brazil

Studies focusing on communities of helminths from Brazilian lizards are increasing, but there are many blanks in the knowledge of parasitic fauna of wild fauna. This lack of knowledge hampers understanding of ecological and parasitological aspects of involved species. Moreover, the majority of research has focused on parasitic fauna of lizards from families Tropiduridae and Scincidae. Only a few studies have looked at lizards from the family Leiosauridae, including some species of Enyalius. This study presents data on the gastrointestinal parasite fauna of Enyalius perditus and their relationships with ecological aspects of hosts in a disturbed Atlantic rainforest area in the state of Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil. Two nematode species, Oswaldocruzia burseyi [(Molineidae) and Strongyluris oscari (Heterakidae) were found. Nematode species showed an aggregated distribution in this host population, with O. burseyi being more aggregated than S. oscari. The present study extends the range of occurrence of O. burseyi to the Brazilian continental area. © 2011 Cambridge University Press.

Infecção por Helmintos em Thoropa taophora (Cycloramphidae) procedentes do Parque Estadual da Ilha Anchieta, Ubatuba, SP

Este estudo analisou a helmintofauna presente no anfíbio anuro Thoropa taophora coletados em uma ilha do Estado de São Paulo. Foram necropsiados 16 hospedeiros e recuperados 226 parasitas, todos nematóides, pertencentes a quatro taxa de helmintos: Physaloptera sp. (Physalopteridae), encontrados no estômago; Rhabdias sp. (Rhabdiasidae), encontrados no pulmão; Oswaldocruzia sp. (Molineidae), no intestino delgado; nematóides da família Cosmocercidae, no intestino delgado e intestino grosso e uma larva de parasita identificado apenas como pertencente à Classe Nematoda. A prevalência total foi 81,25%, de animais parasitados