Helminth fauna of Passer domesticus (Passeriformes: Passeridae) in the southern extreme of Brazil

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Main Author: Luciana Siqueira-Silveira dos Santos
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2020
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contents Helminth fauna of Passer domesticus (Passeriformes: Passeridae) in the southern extreme of Brazil Luciana Siqueira-Silveira dos Santos Carolina Silveira-Mascarenhas Paulo Roberto Silveira-dos Santos Nara Amélia da Rosa-Farias Biología Digenea Cestoda Sparrows Nematoda Acanthocephala The objective of this study was to report helminth parasite species of Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (sparrow) and to analyze infection rates in relation to total length, body mass and sexual gender of hosts. Each of the 100 sparrows caught in the urban area of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, was weighed, measured, submitted to euthanasia and necropsied for collection of helminths. The helminths and their respective prevalence were: Synhimantus (Dispharynx) nasuta (2%), Aproctella sp. (1%) (Nematoda), Prosthogonimus ovatus (8%), Eumegacetes sp. (2%), Tanaisia zarudnyi (4%) (Digenea), Choanotaenia passerina (26%) (Cestoda), and Mediorhynchus sp. (2%) (Acanthocephala). The prevalence and mean intensity of infection of the C. passerina between male and female hosts did not present significant differences, and there was no correlation between the abundance of parasite species, body mass and total length of the sparrows. The helminth fauna of P. domesticus has remained the same throughout the propagation of this bird for new geographical areas and ecosystems, with the exception of the nematode Aproctella sp., found for the first time parasitizing this host. 2020 artículo científico 1870-3453 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42571632021 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42571632021/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42571632021/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42571632021/42571632021.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42571632021/movil 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3109 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=425 Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (México) Vol.91
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spellingShingle Helminth fauna of Passer domesticus (Passeriformes: Passeridae) in the southern extreme of Brazil
Luciana Siqueira-Silveira dos Santos
Biología
Digenea
Cestoda
Sparrows
Nematoda
Acanthocephala
Helminth fauna of Passer domesticus (Passeriformes: Passeridae) in the southern extreme of Brazil Luciana Siqueira-Silveira dos Santos Carolina Silveira-Mascarenhas Paulo Roberto Silveira-dos Santos Nara Amélia da Rosa-Farias Biología Digenea Cestoda Sparrows Nematoda Acanthocephala The objective of this study was to report helminth parasite species of Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) (sparrow) and to analyze infection rates in relation to total length, body mass and sexual gender of hosts. Each of the 100 sparrows caught in the urban area of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, was weighed, measured, submitted to euthanasia and necropsied for collection of helminths. The helminths and their respective prevalence were: Synhimantus (Dispharynx) nasuta (2%), Aproctella sp. (1%) (Nematoda), Prosthogonimus ovatus (8%), Eumegacetes sp. (2%), Tanaisia zarudnyi (4%) (Digenea), Choanotaenia passerina (26%) (Cestoda), and Mediorhynchus sp. (2%) (Acanthocephala). The prevalence and mean intensity of infection of the C. passerina between male and female hosts did not present significant differences, and there was no correlation between the abundance of parasite species, body mass and total length of the sparrows. The helminth fauna of P. domesticus has remained the same throughout the propagation of this bird for new geographical areas and ecosystems, with the exception of the nematode Aproctella sp., found for the first time parasitizing this host. 2020 artículo científico 1870-3453 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42571632021 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42571632021/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42571632021/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42571632021/42571632021.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42571632021/movil 10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3109 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=425 Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (México) Vol.91
title Helminth fauna of Passer domesticus (Passeriformes: Passeridae) in the southern extreme of Brazil
topic Biología
Digenea
Cestoda
Sparrows
Nematoda
Acanthocephala
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42571632021
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/425/42571632021/
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