New record of Pelecitus sp (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) as a parasite of Athene cunicularia (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in southeastern Brazil

作者：Silva Tarcsio Macedo; Okamoto Adriano Sakai^*; Firmino da Silva Lidiane Aparecida; Smaniotto Bruna Domeneghetti; da Silva Reinaldo Jose; Andreatti Filho Raphael Lucio

来源：REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE PARASITOLOGIA VETERINARIA, 2014, 23(2): 274-275.

DOI：10.1590/S1984-29612014031

• Parasitic nematodes
• Pelecitus sp.
• birds
• Strigiformes
• Athene cunicularia

The aim of this study was to report the burrowing owl Athene cunicularia as a new host for the filarid nematode Pelecitus sp. in southeastern Brazil for the first time, as well as reporting the occurrence of this nematode species in the body cavity, near the cervical air sac and lung region. This study contributes towards knowledge of parasitism in Brazilian wild birds and an anatomical region of the host as an infection site for Pelecitus sp.

• 出版日期2014-6
• 单位Univ Estadual Paulista