New species of Haplometroides (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) from Phalotris nasutus (Gomes, 1915) (Serpentes, Colubridae)

J Parasitol. 2007 Aug;93(4):917-21. doi: 10.1645/GE-1123R.1.

Abstract

A new species of Haplometroides (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) is described from a specimen of Phalotris nasutus (Gomes, 1915) (Serpentes, Colubridae). The host snake was obtained in the municipality of Corumbd, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. Trematodes were recovered from esophagus, stomach, and small intestine of the host. The main characteristic of the new species is the vitellaria, which is intercecal, cecal, and extracecal in the preacetabular region. A key for identification of the species in Haplometroides is proposed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Colubridae / parasitology*
  • Esophagus / parasitology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / parasitology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / veterinary*
  • Intestine, Small / parasitology
  • Male
  • Stomach / parasitology
  • Trematoda / anatomy & histology
  • Trematoda / classification*
  • Trematoda / isolation & purification
  • Trematode Infections / parasitology
  • Trematode Infections / veterinary*