TY - JOUR
T1 - Helminth fauna of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) in north-central Florida
AU - Varela-Stokes, A. S.
AU - Ludwig, S. Y.
AU - Herbst, L. H.
AU - Greiner, E. C.
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1645/GE-1346.1
DO - 10.1645/GE-1346.1
M3 - Article
C2 - 18564768
AN - SCOPUS:43949100303
SN - 0022-3395
VL - 94
SP - 564
EP - 566
JO - Journal of Parasitology
JF - Journal of Parasitology
IS - 2
ER -