Helminths of Dermatonotus muelleri (Anura: Microhylidae) from Northeastern Brazil

Author(s)

Alcantara, E. P. ^[1] ; Ferreira-Silva, C. ^[1] ; Silva, L. A. F. ^[1] ; Lins, A. G. S. ^[1] ; Avila, R. W. ^[2] ; Morais, D. H. ^[3] ; da Silva, R. J. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Parasitol, UNESP, Campus Botucatu, Ave Bento Lopes, Caixa Postal 510, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Reg Cariri, Lab Herpetol, Dept Ciencias Biol, Rua Cel Antonio Luiz 1161, BR-63105100 Crato, CE - Brazil

^[3] UFRA, PA 275, Km 13, BR-68515000 Parauapebas, Para - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of Parasitology; v. 104, n. 5, p. 550-556, OCT 2018.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

The helminth fauna associated with Muller's termite frog, Dermatonotus muelleri, from the southern region of Ceara State, Brazil, was studied. The species richness was 6 helminth taxa, including cystacanths of Acanthocephala and 5 nematode species: Aplectana membranosa, Parapharyngodon silvoi, Raillietnema spectans, larvae of Physaloptera sp., and an unidentified nematode. The overall prevalence was 88.6%, with an average intensity of infection of 123.7 +/- 26.3. The nematode Raillietnema spectans presented the highest prevalence and was the most abundant (d = 0.670). Host body size did not influence the intensity of infection nor the richness of helminth species. This study increases the body of knowledge about the diversity of helminth fauna associated with Dermatonotus muelleri from northeastern Brazil, extending the record of hosts and the geographic distribution of these helminth species. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/24945-1 - Biodiversity of Helminth associated to amphibians of southern Ceará, Brazil
• Grantee: Drausio Honorio Morais
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral