| foleyellides rhinellae sp. nov. (nematoda, onchocercidae) a new filaria parasitizing rhinella marina (anura, bufonidae) in mexico. | a new nematode species, foleyellides rhinellae sp. nov. (onchocercidae), is described from specimens found in the body cavity of the cane toad, rhinella marina (linnaeus) (anura, bufonidae), in the laguna de coyuca, guerrero, in the pacific slope of mexico. the new species differs from the other nine species of foleyellides by infecting bufonid anurans and by the number and arrangement of caudal papillae. other distinguishing feature of the new species is the size of the left spicule (0.16-0.23 ... | 2014 | 25119363 |
| gorgoderina festoni n. sp. (digenea: gorgoderidae) in anurans (amphibia) from mexico. | gorgoderina festoni n. sp. is described from the urinary bladder of gastrophryne usta, leptodactylus labialis, l. melanonotus and bufo marinus from localities at low altitude in the states of veracruz, oaxaca, guerrero and colima, mexico. this species differs from most other species of the genus by a combination of the following characters: lobed vitelline masses, body size 3.45-4.26 (mean 3.75) mm and sucker-ratio 1:1.3-1.52 (mean 1:1.44). the new species shares these three features with g. bil ... | 2005 | 16315078 |
| helminth infracommunity of the cane toad rhinella marina (anura: bufonidae) within its native distribution range. | during august 2010, a total of 66 cane toad rhinella marina were collected in laguna de coyuca, guerrero, mexico and examined for the presence of helminths. ninety-two percent were parasitized by 1 or more parasite species. a total of 4624 individuals were found, belonging to 8 helminth taxa (1 digenean, 1 cestode and 6 nematodes). infracommunities harbored by this host species are highly variable (mean jaccard similarity index 0.31±0.27); mean percent similarity index 0.26±0.32) and depauperate ... | 2017 | 28501634 |
| a new species of nematode (molineidae) from rhinella marina (amphibia: bufonidae) in guerrero, méxico. | oswaldocruzia lamotheargumedoi n. sp., inhabiting the intestine of the cane toad, rhinella marina (l.), in laguna de coyuca, guerrero, méxico, is described here. the new species differs from 10 congeners infecting bufonid hosts because it has a type i bursa. in contrast, 7 of these species have type ii bursa and 3 more a type iii bursa. the species most similar to the species described herein is oswaldocruzia pipiens walton, 1929 . these 2 species share traits such as body size, bursa type, pres ... | 2013 | 23098079 |