10.6084/m9.figshare.5666206.v1
Luís Cláudio Muniz-Pereira
Luís Cláudio
Muniz-Pereira
Paula Araujo Gonçalves
Paula Araujo
Gonçalves
Erick Vaz Guimarães
Erick Vaz
Guimarães
Fábio de Oliveira Fonseca
Fábio de Oliveira
Fonseca
José Augusto Albuquerque dos Santos
José
Augusto Albuquerque dos Santos
Arnaldo Maldonado-Júnior
Arnaldo
Maldonado-Júnior
Antonio Henrique Almeida de Moraes Neto
Antonio Henrique Almeida de
Moraes Neto
New morphological data of Litomosoides chagasfilhoi (Nematoda: Filarioidea) parasitizing Nectomys squamipes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SciELO journals
2017
Nematoda
Filarioidea
Litomosoides chagasfilhoi
Rodentia
Cricetidae
Nectomys squamipes
2017-12-05 08:34:28
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/New_morphological_data_of_Litomosoides_chagasfilhoi_Nematoda_Filarioidea_parasitizing_Nectomys_squamipes_in_Rio_de_Janeiro_Brazil/5666206
<div><p>Abstract Litomosoides chagasfilhoi, originally described by Moraes Neto, Lanfredi & De Souza (1997) parasitizing the abdominal cavity of the wild rodent, Akodon cursor (Winge, 1887), was found in the abdominal cavity of Nectomys squamipes (Brants, 1827), from the municipality of Rio Bonito, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. This study led to addition of new morphological data and a new geographical distribution for this filarioid in Brazil. Several characters were detailed and emended to previous records of L. chagasfilhoi in N. squamipes, and confirming the original description in A. cursor: buccal capsule longer than wide with walls thinner than the lumen, right spicule slightly sclerotized, with membranous distal extremity slender, with a small tongue-like terminal portion, left spicule with handle longer than the blade, whose edges form large membranous wings folded longitudinally.</p></div>