Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad (Nov 2016)

Rediscovery of Pachysentis gethi (Acanthocephala: Oligacanthorhynchidae), a parasite of wild lesser grison Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Brazil

  • Luís C. Muniz-Pereira,
  • Pilar Corrêa,
  • Cecília Bueno,
  • Fabiano Matos Vieira

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2016.10.010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 87, no. 4

Abstract

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We report the acanthocephalan Pachysentis gethi parasitizing lesser grison Galictis cuja from Brazil. This study is the first report of this acanthocephalan species since the original description from 1950. Therefore, this report constitutes the rediscovery of this parasite after 65 years of its unique record.

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