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1 April 2008 Helminth Fauna of the Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) in North-Central Florida
A. S. Varela-Stokes, S. Y. Ludwig, L. H. Herbst, E. C. Greiner
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Abstract

The gastrointestinal tracts of 32 free-ranging, 9-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) from north-central Florida were examined for the presence of helminths during July 1991 to November 1993. Aspidodera sp. (Nematoda: Aspidoderidae), most closely resembling Aspidodera sogandaresi, were recovered from 20 of 32 armadillos examined. Total numbers of A. sogandaresi ranged from 1 to 1,021 per infected animal, and followed an inverse correlation to body condition index for those animals. The cystacanth stage of 1 acanthocephalan, Macracanthorhynchus ingens, was present in 1 armadillo, and is the first report of M. ingens in the 9-banded armadillo. The present study contributes to the known natural history of the 9-banded armadillo, an important animal research model.

A. S. Varela-Stokes, S. Y. Ludwig, L. H. Herbst, and E. C. Greiner "Helminth Fauna of the Nine-Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) in North-Central Florida," Journal of Parasitology 94(2), 564-566, (1 April 2008). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1346.1
Published: 1 April 2008
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