Tássio Alves Coêlho1, Darlison Chagas De Souza2, Evelyn da Costa Oliveira3, Lincoln Lima Correa3, Lúcio André Viana4, Ricardo Alexandre Kawashita-Ribeiro2,5. 1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical (PPGBIO), Laboratório de Estudos Morfofisiológicos e Parasitários, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, AP, 68903-419, Brazil. coelho.tassio@gmail.com. 2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade (PPGBEES), Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, PA, 68040‑255, Brazil. 3. Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologia das Águas - ICTA, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará - UFOPA, Santarém, PA, 68040‑255, Brazil. 4. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical (PPGBIO), Laboratório de Estudos Morfofisiológicos e Parasitários, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, AP, 68903-419, Brazil. 5. Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais (ICEN), Universidade Federal de Rondonópolis, Rondonópolis, MT, 78736-900, Brazil.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The present study aims to record the occurrence of a haemogregarine of the genus Dactylosoma in anurans in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. METHODS: Specimens of Leptodactylus macrosternum, Rhinella major, and Rhinella marina were collected in the municipality of Santarém, west of the State of Pará, in Brazil. Parasitic forms identified as Dactylosoma sp. were recorded by light microscopy, with magnification of 400 and 1000 X. RESULTS: Aspects about the morphology and morphometry of Dactylosoma sp. are presented. The mean intensity of infection was 200,000 parasites/mL in R. major and 50,000 parasites/mL in R. marina. CONCLUSION: The present study expands the occurrence of parasites of the genus Dactylosoma in Brazil, presenting a new anuran host for this parasite in the Brazilian Amazon region.
PURPOSE: The present study aims to record the occurrence of a haemogregarine of the genus Dactylosoma in anurans in the eastern Brazilian Amazon. METHODS: Specimens of Leptodactylus macrosternum, Rhinella major, and Rhinella marina were collected in the municipality of Santarém, west of the State of Pará, in Brazil. Parasitic forms identified as Dactylosoma sp. were recorded by light microscopy, with magnification of 400 and 1000 X. RESULTS: Aspects about the morphology and morphometry of Dactylosoma sp. are presented. The mean intensity of infection was 200,000 parasites/mL in R. major and 50,000 parasites/mL in R. marina. CONCLUSION: The present study expands the occurrence of parasites of the genus Dactylosoma in Brazil, presenting a new anuran host for this parasite in the Brazilian Amazon region.
Authors: Letícia Pereira Úngari; Edward Charles Netherlands; André Luiz Quagliatto Santos; Edna Paulino de Alcantara; Enzo Emmerich; Reinaldo José da Silva; Lucia Helena O'Dwyer Journal: Parasite Date: 2020-12-17 Impact factor: 3.000
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Authors: Letícia Pereira Úngari; Edward Charles Netherlands; André Luiz Quagliatto Santos; Edna Paulino de Alcantara; Enzo Emmerich; Reinaldo José da Silva; Lucia Helena O Dwyer Journal: Acta Parasitol Date: 2022-10-20 Impact factor: 1.534