Title
Spargana infection in frogs of genus Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) from Peru
Other title
[Infestación por esparganos en ranas del genero Pristimantis (Anura, Strabomantidae) del Perú]
Date Issued
01 August 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
In this study, we report the parasitism by sparganum of tapeworm Spirometra sp. in amphibians: Pristimantis nephophilus and Pristimantis rhodostichus, from the department of San Martin, Peru. We collected three filiform structures located at the subcutaneous and identified as sparganum. The finding of this metacestode is the first record in amphibians of Peru, and shows that frogs P. nephophilus and P. rhodostichus are new intermediate hosts for Spirometra sp.
Start page
265
End page
266
Volume
17
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85009331183
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
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