Cysticercoids of five species of Raillietina Fuhrmann, 1920 (Cestoda: Davaineidae) in ants, Pheidole sp., from emu farms in Australia.
Syst Parasitol
; 55(1): 19-24, 2003 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12815212
ABSTRACT
Cysticercoids of five species of Raillietina, R. australis (Krabbe, 1869) Fuhrmann, 1924, R. beveridgei O'Callaghan, Davies & Andrews, 2000, R. chiltoni O'Callaghan, Davies & Andrews, 2000, R. dromaius O'Callaghan, Davies & Andrews, 2000 and R. mitchelli O'Callaghan, Davies & Andrews, 2000, parasitic in the emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Latham, are described. Each species was identified on the basis of the number and size of the rostellar hooks, which correspond to those of adult worms. Cysticercoids were recovered from the haemocoele of the gaster of ants belonging to the genus Pheidole (Hymenoptera Formicidae) in Australia. There was a trend towards an inverse relationship between the size of the cysticercoids and the parasite burden in the intermediate host.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ants
/
Cestoda
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Dromaiidae
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Oceania
Language:
En
Journal:
Syst Parasitol
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia