Helminth parasites [Cestoidea, Nematoda, Pentastomida] of selected herpetofauna from Cameroon, West Africa

• Autorzy: McAllister C T , Bursey C.R. , Freed P.S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Twenty-nine individual amphibians (2 families, 3 species) and 12 individual reptiles (2 families, 2 species) from Douala, Cameroon (West Africa) were examined for helminths. Seventeen (59%) of the amphibians and 11 (92%) of the reptiles were found to harbor at least 1 species of helminth; 10 (34%) of the amphibians and 4 (33%) of the infected reptiles harbored multiple infections. A cestode, 6 species of nematodes, and a pentastomid were found in the herpetofauna surveyed. Nine new host and six new geographic distribution records are reported.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

helminth parasite; parasite; Cestoidea; Nematoda; Pentastomida; herpetofauna; Cameroon; West Africa; geographic distribution

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Parasitologica
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 55
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.90-93,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

McAllister C T

• RapidWrite, 102 Brown Street, 71913, Hot Springs National Park, AR, USA

autor

Bursey C.R.

autor

Freed P.S.

Bibliografia

• Aisien S.O., Ajakaiye F.B., Braimoh K. 2003. Helminth parasites of anurans from the savannah-mosaic zone of south-western Nigeria. Acta Parasitologica, 48, 47–54.
• Aisien S.O., Ayeni F., Ilechie I. 2004. Helminth fauna of anurans from the Guinea savannah at New Bussa, Nigeria. African Zoology, 39, 133–136.
• Aisien M.S.O., Ogoannah S.O., Imasuen A.A. 2009. Helminth parasites of amphibians from a rainforest reserve in southwestern Nigeria. African Zoology, 44, 1–7. DOI: 10.3377/004.044.0101.
• Aisien S.O., Ugbo A.D., Ilavbare A.N., Omoyemwen O. 2001. Endoparasites of amphibians from south-western Nigeria. Acta Parasitologica, 46, 299–305.
• Ali J.H., Riley J., Self J.T. 1985. A review of the taxonomy and systematics of the pentastomid genus Raillietiella Sambon, 1910, with a description of a new species. Systematic Parasitology, 7, 111–123. DOI: 10.1007/BF00009814.
• Babero B.B., Okpala I. 1962. Parasites of the lizard Agama colonarum in Nigeria with a description of a new species. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 81, 228–237. DOI: 10.2307/3224042.
• Baker M.R. 1982. On two new nematode parasites (Trichostrongyloidea: Molineidae) from amphibians and reptiles. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 49, 252–257.
• Baker M.R. 1987a. Synopsis of the Nematoda parasitic in amphibians and reptiles. Memorial University of Newfoundland, Occasional Papers in Biology, 11, 1–325.
• Baker M.R. 1987b. Rhabdias collaris n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) from frogs of Tanzania. Systematic Parasitology, 9, 199–201. DOI: 10.1007/BF00010854.
• Baylis H.A. 1929. Some parasitic nematodes from the Uluguru and Usambara Mountains, Tanganyika Territory. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ser. 10,4, 372–381.
• Baylis H.A. 1937. Some parasitic worms from East African chamaeleons. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ser. 10,19, 584–593.
• Bursey C.R., McAllister C.T., Freed P.S. 1997. Oochoristica jonnesi sp. n. (Cestoidea: Linstowiidae) in Hemidactylus mabouia from Cameroon. Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 64, 55–58.
• Bush A.O., Lafferty K.D., Lotz J.M., Shostak A.W. 1997. Parasitology meets ecology on its own terms: Margolis et al. revisited. Journal of Parasitology, 83, 575–583. DOI: 10.2307/3284227.
• Durette-Desset M.-C., Vaucher C. 1979. Etude d’une collection de nematodes parasites d’amphibiens et de reptiles du Cameroun. I. Trichostrongyloidea (Nematoda). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 86, 509–525.
• Fantham H.B., Porter A. 1950. The endoparasites of certain South African snakes, together with some remarks on their structure (Accepted November 10, 2009) and effects on their hosts. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 120, 599–647.
• Fischthal J.H. 1976. Some digenetic trematodes of lizards from Cameroon, Togo and Zaire. Revue de Zoologie Africaine, 90, 640–648.
• Frost D.R. 2009. Amphibian species of the world: an online reference. Version 5.3 (12 February 2009). Electronic database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/. American Museum of Natural History, New York.
• Gassmann M. 1975. Contribution á l’etude des Trematodes d’Amphibiens du Cameroun. Annales de Parasitologie (Paris), 50, 559–577.
• Harwood P.D. 1935. Notes on Tennessee helminths. II. Two new species of Strongylurus (Nematoda) and notes on the genus. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science, 19, 132–141.
• Kuzmin Y.I. 2001. Rhabdias africanus sp. nov. (Nematoda, Rhabdiasidae), a new nematode species from the South African toads (Amphibia, Bufonidae). Acta Parasitologica, 46, 148–150.
• Lhermitte-Vallarino N., Bain O. 2004. Morphological and biological study of Rhabdias spp. (Nematoda) from African chameleons with description of a new species. Parasite, 11, 15–31.
• Lhermitte-Vallarino N., Barbuto M., Ineich I., Wanji S., Lebreton M., Chirio L., Bain O. 2008. First report of Rhabdias (Nematoda: Rhabdiasoidea) from lungs of montane chameleons in Cameroon: Description of two new species and notes on biology. Parasite, 15, 553–564.
• Lhermitte-Vallarino N., Barbuto M., Junker K., Boistel R., Ineich I., Wanji S., Bain O. 2009. Rhabdias rhampholeonis n. sp. and Rhabdias mariauxi n. sp. (Nematoda, Rhabdiasoidea), first lung worms from leaf chameleons: Description, molecular evidence and notes on biology. Parasitology International, 58, 375–383. DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2009.07.009.
• McAllister C.T., Freed P.S., Freed D.A. 1992. Ophiotaenia ophiodex and Ophidascaris sp. in a spotted night adder (Causus maculatus) from Cameroon, West Africa. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 28, 641–642.
• Rasheed S. 1965. Some parasitic nematodes from the Cameroons (W. Africa). Journal of Helminthology, 39, 67–100. DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X00020083.
• Riley J., McAllister C.T., Freed P.S. 1988. Raillietiella teagueselfi n. sp. (Pentastomida: Cephalobaenida) from the Mediterranean gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus (Sauria: Gekkonidae), in Texas. Journal of Parasitology, 74, 481–486. DOI: 10.2307/3282059.
• Riley J., Powell R., Smith D.D. 1991. Further observations of blunthooked pentastomids belonging to the genus Raillietiella Sambon, 1910 infecting Hemidactylus brookii (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in Africa and the Caribbean: Comparison with closely related Raillietiella spp. from an African skink (Mabuya perrotetii). Systematic Parasitology, 20, 47–57. DOI: 10.1007/BF00009710.
• Uetz P., Hallermann J. 2009. The reptile database; http://www.reptile-database.org [accessed 15 May 2009].