Litomosoides yutajensis n. sp., first record of this filarial genus in a mormoopid bat
Twenty-five bats were trapped in Yutaje (Amazonas, Venezuela) and examined for Litomosoides (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae). Of the nine recovered bat species, only Pteronotus parnelli was infected; it is a cave-dwelling species belonging to a family, Mormoopidae, which has not previously been included...
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doaj-01a7bb1c298240de8f95b5b1ea2ef9992021-02-02T09:19:50ZengEDP SciencesParasite1252-607X1776-10422003-09-0110321922510.1051/parasite/2003103219parasite2003103p219Litomosoides yutajensis n. sp., first record of this filarial genus in a mormoopid batGuerrero R.Martin C.Bain O.Twenty-five bats were trapped in Yutaje (Amazonas, Venezuela) and examined for Litomosoides (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae). Of the nine recovered bat species, only Pteronotus parnelli was infected; it is a cave-dwelling species belonging to a family, Mormoopidae, which has not previously been included in the host range of the genus. The new species, L. yutajensis n. sp., has two median cephalic bosses covered with rugosities and differs from the 15 recognized species and subspecies from bats in several characters. Alike L. molossi Esslinger, 1973, L. chandleri Esslinger, 1973 and L. chitwoodi Bain, Guerrero, Rodriguez 2003 , the new species has cuticular lateral bosses on the body. Eight of 10 P. parnelli were microfilaraemic, but only three had adult worms, showing that microfilariae survive longer than adults, which could lengthen the period of transmission. No infective larvae were detected in the following macronyssid mites: 58 Ornithonyssus bacoti, Ornithonyssinae, experimentally fed on microfilaraemic bats and dissected 15 days later, and a few Radfordiella sp., Macronyssinae, recovered from P. parnelli.http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2003103219filariaeOnchocercidaeLitomosoidesnew speciesChiropterabiologymitesmacronyssidae |
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Guerrero R. Martin C. Bain O. Litomosoides yutajensis n. sp., first record of this filarial genus in a mormoopid bat Parasite filariae Onchocercidae Litomosoides new species Chiroptera biology mites macronyssidae |
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Guerrero R. Martin C. Bain O. |
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Litomosoides yutajensis n. sp., first record of this filarial genus in a mormoopid bat |
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Litomosoides yutajensis n. sp., first record of this filarial genus in a mormoopid bat |
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Litomosoides yutajensis n. sp., first record of this filarial genus in a mormoopid bat |
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Litomosoides yutajensis n. sp., first record of this filarial genus in a mormoopid bat |
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Litomosoides yutajensis n. sp., first record of this filarial genus in a mormoopid bat |
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litomosoides yutajensis n. sp., first record of this filarial genus in a mormoopid bat |
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2003-09-01 |
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Twenty-five bats were trapped in Yutaje (Amazonas, Venezuela) and examined for Litomosoides (Filarioidea: Onchocercidae). Of the nine recovered bat species, only Pteronotus parnelli was infected; it is a cave-dwelling species belonging to a family, Mormoopidae, which has not previously been included in the host range of the genus. The new species, L. yutajensis n. sp., has two median cephalic bosses covered with rugosities and differs from the 15 recognized species and subspecies from bats in several characters. Alike L. molossi Esslinger, 1973, L. chandleri Esslinger, 1973 and L. chitwoodi Bain, Guerrero, Rodriguez 2003 , the new species has cuticular lateral bosses on the body. Eight of 10 P. parnelli were microfilaraemic, but only three had adult worms, showing that microfilariae survive longer than adults, which could lengthen the period of transmission. No infective larvae were detected in the following macronyssid mites: 58 Ornithonyssus bacoti, Ornithonyssinae, experimentally fed on microfilaraemic bats and dissected 15 days later, and a few Radfordiella sp., Macronyssinae, recovered from P. parnelli. |
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filariae Onchocercidae Litomosoides new species Chiroptera biology mites macronyssidae |
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