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1 January 2016 Nematode Parasites of Leptodactylus elenae and Leptodactylus podicipinus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Corrientes, Argentina
Cynthya E. González, Monika I Hamann
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Abstract

Two species of leptodactylid frogs, the marbled white-lipped frog, Leptodactylus elenae, and the pointed belly frog, Leptodactylus podicipinus, collected in Corrientes Province, Argentina, were examined for nematode parasites. Four adult species of nematodes belonging to 2 families (Cosmocercidae and Rhabdiasidae) were found parasitizing lungs and intestines: Aplectana delirae and Cosmocerca podicipinus in L. elenae; and Cosmocerca parva, Cosmocerca podicipinus, and Rhabdias sp. in L. podicipinus. This is the first report of nematode parasites for L. elenae and the second for L. podicipinus in Argentina. Aplectana delirae and Rhabdias sp. represent new host records.

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Cynthya E. González and Monika I Hamann "Nematode Parasites of Leptodactylus elenae and Leptodactylus podicipinus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Corrientes, Argentina," Comparative Parasitology 83(1), 117-121, (1 January 2016). https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647-83.1.117
Published: 1 January 2016
KEYWORDS
Aplectana
Argentina
Corrientes
Cosmocerca
Leptodactylus
nematode parasites
Rhabdias
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