Occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Railliet, 1898) larvae (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) infecting Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Amazon region Ocorrência de Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Railliet, 1898) (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) infectando o Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) na região amazônica

Occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Railliet, 1898) larvae (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) infecting Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Amazon region Ocorrência de Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Railliet, 1898) (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) infectando o Achatina (Lissachatina) fulica Bowdich, 1822 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) na região amazônica

Achatina fulica or "giant African snail" is an exotic species, considered to be one of the world's hundred most invasive species, causing serious environmental damages. In the present study we report, for the first time, the occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus infecting A.fulica...

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Main Authors: Sanny Maria de Andrade-Porto, Kelly Cristina Pereira de Souza, Melissa Querido Cárdenas, Rosemary A. Roque, Daniel Mansur Pimpão, Cleusa Suzana Araújo, José Celso de Oliveira Malta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2012-06-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
Subjects:
Caramujo gigante africano
Parasitologia
larvas de Nematoda
Helmintos
Amazônia central
Giant african snail
Parasitology
Nematode larvae
Helminth
Central Amazon
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