A new species of Trichuris from Thrichomys apereoides (Rodentia: Echimyidae) in Brazil: Morphological and histological studies

Trichuris thrichomysi n. sp., recovered from the cecum of the wild rodent Thrichomys apereoides from a transition zone between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado morfoclimatic domains, and its life cycle observed under experimental conditions are described. This new species is closely related to Trichu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinary parasitology 2011-03, Vol.176 (2-3), p.226-235
Hauptverfasser: Torres, Eduardo J. Lopes, Nascimento, Ariel P.F., Menezes, Aleksandra O., Garcia, Juberlan, dos Santos, Marcos Antônio José, Maldonado, Arnaldo, Miranda, Kildare, Lanfredi, Reinalda M., de Souza, Wanderley
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Zusammenfassung:Trichuris thrichomysi n. sp., recovered from the cecum of the wild rodent Thrichomys apereoides from a transition zone between the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado morfoclimatic domains, and its life cycle observed under experimental conditions are described. This new species is closely related to Trichuris travassosi, Trichuris chiliensis and Trichuris fulvi, but can be distinguished from them mainly by differences in the posterior end of males. Details of the surface such as the bacillary gland, cuticular inflations and several morphological details obtained by scanning electron microscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy confirmed the characteristics that differentiate the new species. The histopathology of the intestinal wall of naturally infected rodents is also reported. The present study extends the geographical distribution of T. thrichomysi n. sp to the Pantanal ecosystem and reports a new host, Thrichomys pachiurus.
ISSN:0304-4017
1873-2550
DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.053