Nematodes Collected by Gastric Lavage From Live American Alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, in Florida

Amanda Rice Waddle; John M. Kinsella; J. Perran Ross; Edith Rojas-Flores; H. Franklin Percival; Donald J. Forrester

doi:10.1645/GE-1989.1

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Amanda Rice Waddle,¹ John M. Kinsella,^1,2 J. Perran Ross,^1,3 Edith Rojas-Flores,^1,2 H. Franklin Percival,^1,4 Donald J. Forrester^1,2

¹Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, Florida 32610
²Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110880, Gainesville, Florida 32610
³Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110430, Gainesville, Florida 32611
⁴Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, P.O. Box 110485, Gainesville, Florida 32611.

Abstract

Stomach nematodes were collected from 151 live American alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, from 3 lakes (Apopka, Griffin, and Woodruff) in north-central Florida using a gastric lavage technique. Four species were identified: Dujardinascaris waltoni, Ortleppascaris antipini, Brevimulticaecum tenuicolle, and larvae of Contracaecum sp. Of these, D. waltoni was the most prevalent species in all 3 lakes and was more prevalent in Lake Apopka than in the other 2 lakes. This is the first record of Contracaecum larvae in the American alligator and the second record of O. antipini.

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Amanda Rice Waddle, John M. Kinsella, J. Perran Ross, Edith Rojas-Flores, H. Franklin Percival, and Donald J. Forrester "Nematodes Collected by Gastric Lavage From Live American Alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, in Florida," Journal of Parasitology 95(5), 1237-1238, (1 October 2009). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1989.1

Published: 1 October 2009

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