Gastrointestinal helminths in Amietia sp. (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa

Goldberg S. R.; Bursey C. R.; Mali F. M.; Kusamba C.; Robbins A. J.; Greenbaum E.

doi:10.2478/helm-2021-0025

Helminthologia (Sep 2021)

Gastrointestinal helminths in Amietia sp. (Anura: Pyxicephalidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa

Goldberg S. R.,
Bursey C. R.,
Mali F. M.,
Kusamba C.,
Robbins A. J.,
Greenbaum E.

Affiliations

Goldberg S. R.: Department of Biology, Whittier College, Whittier, California90608. U.S.A.
Bursey C. R.: Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, Shenango Campus, Sharon, Pennsylvania16146, U.S.A.
Mali F. M.: Department of Ecology and Biodiversity of Earth Resources, Centre de Surveillance de la Biodiversité de l’ Université de Kisangani, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo
Kusamba C.: Laboratoire d’Herpétologie, Département de Biologie, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles, Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo
Robbins A. J.: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP Biodiversity Collections, El Paso, Texas79968, U.S.A.
Greenbaum E.: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, UTEP Biodiversity Collections, El Paso, Texas79968, U.S.A.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0025
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 58, no. 3
pp. 328 – 332

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Fourteen Amietia sp. (Pyxicephalidae), from the Albertine Rift of Democratic Republic of the Congo were examined for helminths. Five species of Nematoda were found: Amphibiophilus chabaudi, Aplectana praeputialis, Falcaustra congoensis, Foleyellides duboisi and Orneoascaris chrysanthemoides. Amphibiophilus chabaudi was the most numerous nematode (n = 40) with the highest prevalence (57 %). Five new host records are reported.

Published in Helminthologia

ISSN: 1336-9083 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/HELM?tab=aims-scope

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