Three Nematode Species Recovered from Terrestrial Snakes in Republic of Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 205-213, 2016.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-57428
Biblioteca responsável:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
The majority of parasitological studies of terrestrial snakes in Korea have focused on zoonotic parasites. However, in the present study, we describe 3 unrecorded nematode species recovered from 5 species of snakes (n=6) in Korea. The examined snakes, all confiscated from illegal hunters, were donated by the Chungnam Wild Animal Rescue Center and Korean Broadcasting System in July 2014 and February 2015. Light and scanning electron microscopies on the shapes of spicules that are either bent or straight (kalicephalids) and the presence of the intestinal cecum (ophidascarids) figured out 3 nematodes; Kalicephalus brachycephalus Maplestone, 1931, Kalicephalus sinensis Hsü, 1934, and Ophidascaris excavata Hsü and Hoeppli, 1934. These 3 species of nematode faunas are recorded for the first time in Korea.
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Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Parasitos
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Serpentes
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Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura
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Ceco
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República da Coreia
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Coreia (Geográfico)
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Animais Selvagens
Limite:
Animais
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo