A New Host and Locality Record for Mesocestoides sp. Tetrathyridia (Cestoidea: Cyclophyllidea), with a Summary of the Genus from Snakes of the World

A New Host and Locality Record for Mesocestoides sp. Tetrathyridia (Cestoidea: Cyclophyllidea), with a Summary of the Genus from Snakes of the World

A new host and distribution record is reported for tetrathyridia of Mesocestoides sp. One of 5 (20%) Namib tiger snakes, Telescopus beetzi, from South Africa was infected. Numerous tetrathyridia were found encapsulated in mesentery attached to the small intestine. Morphological examination of tetrat...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of parasitology 1991-04, Vol.77 (2), p.329-331
Hauptverfasser: McAllister, Chris T., Conn, David Bruce, Freed, Paul S., Burdick, Deborah A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Cestode Infections - parasitology
Cestode Infections - veterinary
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Infections
Invertebrates
Mesocestoides - isolation & purification
Metacestodes
Parasite hosts
Parasitism
Parasitology
Protozoa. Invertebrata
Reptiles
Research Notes
Snakes
Snakes - parasitology
South Africa
Tapeworms
Wildlife
Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:A new host and distribution record is reported for tetrathyridia of Mesocestoides sp. One of 5 (20%) Namib tiger snakes, Telescopus beetzi, from South Africa was infected. Numerous tetrathyridia were found encapsulated in mesentery attached to the small intestine. Morphological examination of tetrathyridia revealed absence of buds, multiple scoleces, or any other evidence of asexual proliferation. A summary of the snakes of the world reported as hosts of tetrathyridia of Mesocestoides sp. is presented.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.2307/3283110