Echinostomatid larval stages in Lymnaea viatrix (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from southwest Patagonia, Argentina
The partial life cycle of an echinostomatid found in Lymnaea viatrix from Patagonia, Argentina, was experimentally clarified. Emerging cercariae were exposed to laboratory-reared specimens of Biomphalaria sp. Metacercariae obtained from both naturally and experimentally infected snails were force-fe...
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todo:paper_00223395_v93_n2_p323_Prepelitchi2023-10-03T14:31:50Z Echinostomatid larval stages in Lymnaea viatrix (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from southwest Patagonia, Argentina Prepelitchi, L. De Núñez, M.O. intermediate host larva life cycle morphology parasite snail taxonomy animal experiment animal model Argentina article cercaria Echinostoma ecology experimental infection Fasciola hepatica host parasite interaction intermediate host larval development life cycle Lymnaea Lymnaea viatrix morphology nonhuman parasite small intestine snail taxonomic identification trematode Animals Argentina Chickens Echinostomatidae Larva Lymnaea Patagonia South America Biomphalaria Chilina dombeiana Diplodon chilensis Echinoparyphium Echinostomatidae Fasciola hepatica Gastropoda Lymnaea viatrix Pulmonata Temnocephala The partial life cycle of an echinostomatid found in Lymnaea viatrix from Patagonia, Argentina, was experimentally clarified. Emerging cercariae were exposed to laboratory-reared specimens of Biomphalaria sp. Metacercariae obtained from both naturally and experimentally infected snails were force-fed to chicks. Specimens recovered from the chicks belong to Echinoparyphium sp. on the basis of morphological features. The studied species possesses 43 collar spines arranged in 4-4-27-4-4 at all stages, a cercariae with over 100 small corpuscles in the excretory system, a cercariae tail without finfolds, and a metacercariae with a thin cyst wall. The present species cannot be assigned to Echinoparyphium megacirrus despite their morphological similarity because of differences in the habitats of L. viatrix and the intermediate hosts of E. megacirrus, namely Chilina dombeiana, Diplodon chilensis, and Temnocephala chilensis. More information on some life cycle stages and on the ecology of the intermediate hosts is needed to clarify the taxonomic status of the parasite. This study represents the first detailed description of parasites other than Fasciola hepatica in L. viatrix from Argentina. © American Society of Parasitologists 2007. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00223395_v93_n2_p323_Prepelitchi |
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intermediate host larva life cycle morphology parasite snail taxonomy animal experiment animal model Argentina article cercaria Echinostoma ecology experimental infection Fasciola hepatica host parasite interaction intermediate host larval development life cycle Lymnaea Lymnaea viatrix morphology nonhuman parasite small intestine snail taxonomic identification trematode Animals Argentina Chickens Echinostomatidae Larva Lymnaea Patagonia South America Biomphalaria Chilina dombeiana Diplodon chilensis Echinoparyphium Echinostomatidae Fasciola hepatica Gastropoda Lymnaea viatrix Pulmonata Temnocephala |
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intermediate host larva life cycle morphology parasite snail taxonomy animal experiment animal model Argentina article cercaria Echinostoma ecology experimental infection Fasciola hepatica host parasite interaction intermediate host larval development life cycle Lymnaea Lymnaea viatrix morphology nonhuman parasite small intestine snail taxonomic identification trematode Animals Argentina Chickens Echinostomatidae Larva Lymnaea Patagonia South America Biomphalaria Chilina dombeiana Diplodon chilensis Echinoparyphium Echinostomatidae Fasciola hepatica Gastropoda Lymnaea viatrix Pulmonata Temnocephala Prepelitchi, L. De Núñez, M.O. Echinostomatid larval stages in Lymnaea viatrix (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from southwest Patagonia, Argentina |
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intermediate host larva life cycle morphology parasite snail taxonomy animal experiment animal model Argentina article cercaria Echinostoma ecology experimental infection Fasciola hepatica host parasite interaction intermediate host larval development life cycle Lymnaea Lymnaea viatrix morphology nonhuman parasite small intestine snail taxonomic identification trematode Animals Argentina Chickens Echinostomatidae Larva Lymnaea Patagonia South America Biomphalaria Chilina dombeiana Diplodon chilensis Echinoparyphium Echinostomatidae Fasciola hepatica Gastropoda Lymnaea viatrix Pulmonata Temnocephala |
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The partial life cycle of an echinostomatid found in Lymnaea viatrix from Patagonia, Argentina, was experimentally clarified. Emerging cercariae were exposed to laboratory-reared specimens of Biomphalaria sp. Metacercariae obtained from both naturally and experimentally infected snails were force-fed to chicks. Specimens recovered from the chicks belong to Echinoparyphium sp. on the basis of morphological features. The studied species possesses 43 collar spines arranged in 4-4-27-4-4 at all stages, a cercariae with over 100 small corpuscles in the excretory system, a cercariae tail without finfolds, and a metacercariae with a thin cyst wall. The present species cannot be assigned to Echinoparyphium megacirrus despite their morphological similarity because of differences in the habitats of L. viatrix and the intermediate hosts of E. megacirrus, namely Chilina dombeiana, Diplodon chilensis, and Temnocephala chilensis. More information on some life cycle stages and on the ecology of the intermediate hosts is needed to clarify the taxonomic status of the parasite. This study represents the first detailed description of parasites other than Fasciola hepatica in L. viatrix from Argentina. © American Society of Parasitologists 2007. |
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Prepelitchi, L. De Núñez, M.O. |
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Echinostomatid larval stages in Lymnaea viatrix (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from southwest Patagonia, Argentina |
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Echinostomatid larval stages in Lymnaea viatrix (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from southwest Patagonia, Argentina |
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Echinostomatid larval stages in Lymnaea viatrix (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from southwest Patagonia, Argentina |
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Echinostomatid larval stages in Lymnaea viatrix (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from southwest Patagonia, Argentina |
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Echinostomatid larval stages in Lymnaea viatrix (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) from southwest Patagonia, Argentina |
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echinostomatid larval stages in lymnaea viatrix (gastropoda: pulmonata) from southwest patagonia, argentina |
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