Proteocephalidean larvae (Cestoda) in naturally infected cyclopid copepods of the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 98(1): 69-72, Jan. 30, 2003. ilus, mapas, tab
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ABSTRACT
The occurrence, prevalence and infection intensity of proteocephalidean larvae in naturally infected intermediate hosts of the Upper Paraná River floodplain are reported. A total of 5,206 zooplanktonic and benthic organisms were analyzed, namely cyclopid (2,621) and calanoid (1,479) copepods, cladocerans (704), rotifers (307), chironomid larvae (41) and ostracods (54). Eight cyclopid copepods - two copepodids, one male and five females - comprising 0.3 percent of the cyclopid copepods examined, were naturally infected. The male infected belonged to a species of Paracyclops, and the females to Paracyclops sp., Thermocyclops minutus and Mesocyclops longisetus
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Coleções:
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Rotíferos
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Cestoides
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Infecções por Cestoides
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Chironomidae
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Crustáceos
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Água Doce
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil