Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2002 |
Authors: | K. Dittmar de la Cruz |
Journal: | Journal of Parasitology |
Volume: | 88 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pagination: | 409 - 411 |
Date Published: | 2002 |
Abstract: | As part of an ongoing research project concerning the diversity and distribution of parasites of Caviidae in South America, 143 wild guinea pigs (Cavia aperea) were collected from 3 localities in the Andean Highlands of Peru. Samples were collected between November1996 and May 1999 and included representatives of arthropods, nematodes, and trematodes. Seven species of arthropods: Leptopsylla segnis (27.3%), Tiamastus cavicola (6.9%), Gliricola porcelli (55.2%), Hoplopleura alata (6.9%), Polyplax spinulosa (12.6%), Myobia musculi (1.4%), and Eutrombicula bryanti (49.6%); 4 species of nematodes: Capillaria hepatica (6.9%), Graphidioides mazzai (18.8%), Trichuris gracilis (3.5%), and Paraspirudera uncinata (37%); and a single trematode, Fasciola hepatica (4.2%), were identified. |
URL: | http://www.phthiraptera.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/46957.pdf |
Arthropod and Helminth Parasites of the Wild Guinea Pig, Cavia aperea, From the Andes and the Cordillera in Peru, South America
Taxonomic name:
Gliricola (Lice), Hoplopleura (Lice), Polyplax (Lice), Polyplax spinulosa (Lice), Hoplopleura alata (Lice), Phthiraptera (Lice), Caviidae (Mammal (Price et al)), Cavia (Mammal (Price et al)), Cavia aperea (Mammal (Price et al)), Caviidae (Mammal (Wilson & Reeder)), Cavia (Mammal (Wilson & Reeder)), Cavia aperea (Mammal (Wilson & Reeder))
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