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NEMATODES FROM MAMMALS IN BRAZIL: AN UPDATING
NEMATODOS DE MAMÍFEROS DE BRASIL: UNA ACTUALIZACIÓN
1* 1 1 1
Roberto Magalhães Pinto , Marcelo Knoff , Delir Corrêa Gomes & Dely Noronha
1Laboratório de Helmintos Parasitos de Vertebrados. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, 21040-360, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
Brasil. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) research fellow.
Suggested citation: Pinto, R.M., Knoff, M., Gomes, C.D. & Noronha, D. 2011. Nematodes from mammals in Brazil: an
updating. Neotropical Helminthology, vol 5, nº 2, pp. 139-183.
Key words: Brazil – mammals - nematodes.
Los presentes datos complementan resultados publicados anteriormente que se refieren a los
nemátodos de mamíferos brasileños, con la inclusión de otros géneros, especies y huéspedes. Son
presentadas medidas e ilustraciones solamente de los nemátodos diagnosticados como nuevos o que
tuvieron su descripción ampliada y, también, de los que fueron señalados en Brasil ocurriendo en
mamíferos desde 1997: Ancylostoma pluridentatum (Alessandrini, 1905), Angiostrongylus lenzii
Neotrop. Helminthol., 5(2), 2011
2011 Asociación Peruana de Helmintología e Invertebrados Afines (APHIA)
Versión Impresa: ISSN 2218-6425 / Versión Electrónica: ISSN 1995-1043
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The present findings update of previously published results on the nematodes parasitizing Brazilian
mammals, with the inclusion of other genera, species and hosts. Measurements and illustrations are
only related to the nematodes representing new taxa, and to those that were either redescribed or
reported in Brazil occurring in mammals since 1997: Ancylostoma pluridentatum (Alessandrini, 1905),
Angiostrongylus lenzii Souza, Simões, Thiengo, Lima, Mota, Rodrigues-Silva, Lanfredi, Maldonado
Jr, 2009, Anisakis physeteris Baylis, 1923, A. simplex (Rudolphi, 1808) Dujardin, 1845, A. typica
(Diesing, 1860), Anisakis sp., Ascaris elongata (Rudolphi, 1819), Avellaria intermedia Durette-
Desset, Gonçalves & Pinto, 2006, Cheiropteronema globocephala Sandground, 1929, Contracaecum
sp., Dentostomella translucida Schulz & Krepkorgorskaya, 1932, Freitastrongylus angelae
Gonçalves, Pinto & Durett-Desset, 2007, Gracilioxyuris agilisis Feijó, Torres, Maldonado Jr &
Lanfredi, 2008, Guerrerostrongylus zetta (Tavassos, 1937) Sutton & Durette-Desset, 1991,
Hadrostrongylus speciosum Hoppe & Nascimento, 2007, Halocercus (Posthalocercus) kleinenbergi
Delyamure, 1951, Litomosoides chagasfilhoi Moraes Neto, Lanfredi& Souza, 1997,
Litomosoidesodilae Notarnicola & Navone, 2002, Longistriata myopotami Petrov & Sadykov, 1969,
Moennigia littlei Durette-Desset, 1970, Molinema nattereri Guerrero & Bain, 2001, Parabronema
pecariae Ivaschkin, 1960, Physaloptera herthameyrae Torres, Maldonado Jr & Lanfredi, 2009,
Pseudoterranova sp., Pterygodermatites (Multipectines) pluripectinata Hoppe, Lima, Tebaldi,
Nascimento, 2010, Stenurus globicephalae Baylis & Daubney, 1925, Stilestrongylus lanfrediae Souza,
Digiani, Simões, Luque, Rodrigues-Silva & Maldonado Jr, 2009, Syphacia carlitosi Robles & Navone,
2007, Syphacia kinsellai Robles & Navone, 2007, Syphacia mesocriceti Quentin, 1971, Thelazia
californiensis Price, 1930, Trichofreitasi alenti Sutton &Durette-Desset, 1991, Trichuris didelphis
Babero, 1960, Trichuris opaca Barker & Noyes, 1915, Trichuris thrichomysi Torres, Nascimento,
Menezes, Garcia, Santos, Maldonado Jr, Miranda, Lanfredi & Souza, 2011, Viannella trichospicula
Durette-Desset Gonçalves & Pinto, 2006. In addition, checklists of other mammalian hosts for
nematode species that already had been referenced in the previous catalogue, are included in the
present survey.
Souza, Simões, Thiengo, Lima, Mota, Rodrigues-Silva, Lanfredi & Maldonado Jr, 2009, Anisakis
physeteris Baylis, 1923, A. simplex (Rudolphi, 1808) Dujardin, 1845, A. typica (Diesing, 1860),
Anisakis sp., Ascaris elongata (Rudolphi, 1819), Avellaria intermedia Durette-Desset, Gonçalves &
Pinto, 2006, Cheiropteronema globocephala Sandground, 1929, Contracaecum sp., Dentostomella
translucida Schulz & Krepkorgorskaya, 1932, Freitastrongylus angelae Gonçalves, Pinto & Durette-
Desset, 2007, Gracilioxyuris agilisis Feijó, et al., 2008, Guerrerostrongylus zetta (Travassos, 1937)
Sutton & Durette-Desset, 1991, Hadrostrongylus speciosum Hoppe & Nascimento, 2007, Halocercus
(Posthalocercus) kleinenbergi Delyamure, 1951, Litomosoides chagasfilhoi Moraes Neto, Lanfredi &
Souza, 1997, Litomosoides odilae Notarnicola & Navone, 2002, Longistriata myopotami Petrov &
Sadykov, 1969, Moennigia littlei Durette-Desset, 1970, Molinema nattereri Guerrero & Bain, 2001,
Parabronema pecariae Ivaschkin, 1960, Physaloptera herthameyrae Torres, Maldonado Jr &
Lanfredi, 2009, Pseudoterranova sp., Pterygodermatites (Multipectines) pluripectinata Hoppe,
Lima, Tebaldi & Nascimento, 2010, Stenurus globicephalae Baylis & Daubney, 1925, Stilestrongylus
lanfrediae Souza, Digiani, Simões, Luque, Rodrigues-Silva & Maldonado Jr, 2009, Syphacia carlitosi
Robles & Navone, 2007, Syphacia kinsellai Robles & Navone, 2007, Syphacia mesocriceti Quentin,
1971, Thelazia californiensis Price, 1930, Trichofreitasia lenti Sutton & Durette-Desset, 1991,
Trichuris didelphis Babero, 1960, Trichuris opaca Barker & Noyes, 1915, Trichuris thrichomysi
Torres, Nascimento, Menezes, Garcia, Santos, Maldonado Jr, Miranda, Lanfredi & Souza, 2011,
Viannella trichospicula Durette-Desset, Gonçalves & Pinto, 2006. En adición, listas relacionadas a
otros huéspedes mamíferos para las especies de nemátodos que habían sido reportados en el catálogo
anterior, son incluidas en el presente inventario.
Palabras clave: Brasil - mamíferos - nematodos.
INTRODUCTION
The nematodes parasites of vertebrates in Brazil
have systematically been surveyed, since the
decade of 1980, with the reports of nematodes from
fishes (Vicente et al., 1985), amphibians (Vicente
et al., 1991), reptiles (Vicente et al., 1993), birds
(Vicente et al., 1995) and mammals (Vicente et al.,
1997). Further, and considering that fishes have
been investigated for helminths most frequently in
Brazil, data on the nematodes infecting this group
of hosts and previously published were updated by
Vicente & Pinto (1999). With this same criterion,
the present results deal with the updating of the
catalogue of nematode parasites of mammals,
considering the large amount of data related to
these nematodes that have not been surveyed so far.
This procedure is justified, taking into account that
the gathering of detailed information about the
nematodes, their classification, morphological and
metric data geographical distribution and hosts,
besides related bibliographical references in a
same publication, facilitate further accesses. The
original catalogue of 1997, supplies data on 21
superfamilies, 45 families, 160 genera and 495
species of nematodes parasites of mammals,
together with a list of 176 host species, representing
34 families. Therefore, those previous results are
now enlarged and updated, with brief
morphological, metric and figurative data on 36
nematode species distributed in 12 superfamilies,
17 families, 27 genera, occurring in 46 of the 107
mammalian host species that also appeared
infected with nematodes that although previously
reported (Vicente et al., 1997), were found in other
hosts and thus are included in the check lists
presented here. Results based only on the
identification of nematode eggs in stool samples
were not taken into account.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
The bibliographical survey related to the
nematode parasites of mammals in Brazil was
obtained from 1995 onwards (to exclude the
period of editing process regarding the paper
published in 1997) and was in accordance with
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databases available in CAB International,
Current Contents, Index Catalogue,
Helminthological Abstracts and Zoological
Re c ord s . The adopted systematical
classification of nematodes was mostly based
on Anderson (1978), Vicente et al. (1997) and
Gibbons (2010). Measurements are in
millimeters (mm). Scale bars of the figures
appear either in millimeters (mm) or
micrometers (µm), depending on the original
sources from which the most relevant data and
illustrations were extracted. Specific names of
mammalian host species are reproduced in
accordance with original references.
RESULT
Genera and/or species of nematodes from
Brazilian mammals not referred by Vicente et
al. (1997).
ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA
Ancylostoma pluridentatum (Alessandrini, 1905)
(Ancylostomatidae) (Figs 1-6).
long, 0.01 wide. Caudal bursa 0.47-0.55 wide. A
rugged structure is present on each side of the
cloaca, appearing granular under light microscopy.
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 7-8 long, 0.29 wide in the middle of body.
Buccal capsule 0.13-0.17 wide. Two pairs of teeth
in the anterior and ventral portion of the mouth,
together with three small teeth on each side of the
dorsal wall. Esophagus 0.63-0.74 long. Nerve ring
anterior to the middle of esophagus. Spicules
slender, 1.15-1.17 long. Gubernaculum 0.06-0.07
Females: 10.0-11.0 long, 0.34-0.37 wide in the
region of vulva. Buccal capsule 0.16-0.21 wide.
Distribution of teeth as described for the males.
Esophagus 0.73-0.80 long. Nerve ring as in the
males. Vulva near the beginning of the posterior
third of body. Tail 0.12-0.17 log, gradually
attenuated. The slender bristle that is inserted in the
tip of the tail is 0.01-0.02 long.
(Modified and adapted from Schwartz, 1927).
Hosts: Leopardus wiedii (Schniz, 1821) and Puma
concolor (Linnaeus, 1771).
Infection site: intestine.
Localities: municipalities of Duque de Caxias,
State of Rio de Janeiro, Belém, State of Pará and
State of Amazonas (sensu lato).
References: Alessandrini (1905), Schwartz
(1927), Thatcher (1971), Noronha et al. (2008) and
Vieira et al. (2008).
HELIGMOSOMOIDEA
Avellaria Freitas & Lent, 1934
Emended diagnosis: Viannaiidae, Viannaiinae,
with didelphic female; synlophe with ventral ridges
strongly developed in anterior part of body, caudal
bursa of type 1-3-1 with large rays 4, straight
spicules with small and marked handle. Parasites of
Neotropical Agoutidae and Dasyproctidae. Type
species: Avellaria avellari Freitas & Lent, 1934.
(After Durette-Desset et al., 2006).
Another species: Avellaria intermedia Durette-
Desset, Gonçalves & Pinto, 2006
A. intermedia Durette-Desset, Gonçalves & Pinto,
2006 (Figs 4-6).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 4.0 long, 0.13 wide. Cephalic vesicle 0.09
long, 0.04 wide. Synlophe with longitudinal
cuticular ridges, distributed in groups of 12, 16 and
17, close to the cephalic vesicle, esophagus-
intestine junction, and mid-body, respectively.
Nerve ring, excretory pore and deirids 0.27, 0.32
and 0.33 from the anterior end, respectively.
Esophagus and spicules 0.42 and 0.29 long,
respectively. Gubernaculum absent. Caudal bursa
of the type 1-3-1.
Females: 4.9 long, 0.13 wide. Cephalic vesicle 0.07
long, 0.04 wide. Synlophe as observed in males.
Nerve ring, excretory pore and deirids 0.20, 0.29
and 0.31 from anterior end, respectively.
Esophagus 0.52 long. Vulva 1.3 from posterior
extremity. Ovejector and uterus 0.36 and 1.95 long,
respectively. Eggs 0.05 long, 0.03 wide. Tail
conical, 0.06 long, with round extremity. (Modified
and adapted from Durette-Desset et al., 2006).
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Host: Dasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler, 1832.
Site of infection: small intestine.
Locality: municipality of Barcelos, State of
Amazonas.
Reference: Durette-Desset et al. (2006).
Viannella trichospicula Durette - Desset,
Gonçalves & Pinto, 2006 (Viannaiidae)(Figs 7-11).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 2.4 long, 0.07 wide. Cephalic vesicle 0.05
long, 0.02 wide. Synlophe with eleven
longitudinal, continuous cuticular ridges (4 dorsal,
7 ventral). Nerve ring, excretory pore and deirids
0.13, 0.17 and 0.21 from the anterior end,
respectively. Esophagus and spicules 0.29 and 0.14
long, respectively. Gubernaculum absent. Caudal
bursa of the type 1-3-1.
Females: 2.9 long, 0.07 wide. Cephalic vesicle 0.07
long, 0.025 wide. Synlophe with twelve
longitudinal, continuous cuticular ridges (5 dorsal,
7 ventral). Nerve ring, excretory pore and deirids
0.18, 0.22 and 0.23 from the anterior end,
respectively. Esophagus 0.31 long. Vulva 0.22
from posterior end. Ovejector and uterus 0.10 and
0.44 long, respectively. Eggs 0.05 long, 0.03 wide.
Tail thin, with sharp point, 0.08 long. (Modified
and adapted from Durette-Desset et al., 2006).
Host: Dasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler, 1832.
Site of infection: small intestine.
Locality: municipality of Barcelos, State of
Amazonas.
Reference: Durette-Desset et al. (2006).
Guerrerostrongylus Sutton & Durette-Desset,
1991
Diagnosis: Heligmonellidae. Nippostrongylinae
worms with more than 8 mm long. Synlophe with at
least, 40 cuticular ridges; ridges unequal in length
on the anterior of the body and of equivalent size at
midbody; caudal bursa with rays 6 and dorsal lobe
showing hypertrophy. Genital cone not
hypertrophied. Tail of female not bent,
invaginable. Parasites of Cricetids and
Caviomorphs. Type species: Guerrerostrongylus
uruguayiensis Sutton & Durette-Desset, 1991.
Another species: Guerrerostrongylus zeta
(Travassos, 1937) Sutton & Durette-Desset, 1991
[= Longistriata zeta Travassos, 1937 =
Hassalstrongylus zeta* (Travassos, 1937) Durette
-Desset, 1971]. (Modified and adapted from Sutton
& Durette-Desset, 1991).
* This species although referred in the previous
catalogue of 1997, has recently been reported in
Brazil as Guerrerostrongylus zeta by Simões et al.
(2011) and, for this reason, is included here, with its
present generic diagnosis.
Guerrerostrongylus zeta (Travassos, 1937) Sutton
& Durette-Desset, 1991
Hosts: Akodon cursor Winge, 1887, Akodon
montensis (Thomas, 1913) and Oligoryzomys
nigripes Olfers, 1818.
Site of infection: intestine.
Locality: Serra dos Órgãos (Órgãos Mountain)
and vicinity, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de
Janeiro.
References: Sutton & Durette-Desset (1991) and
Simões et al. (2011).
Stilestrongylus lanfrediae Souza, Digiani, Simões,
Luque, Rodrigues-Silva & Maldonado Jr, 2009
(Heligmonellidae)(Figs 12-14).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 4.42 long, 0.1 wide. Cephalic vesicle 0.05
long, 0.02 wide. Synlophe with longitudinal,
continuous cuticular ridges with the following
distribution: 23 at the level of esophagus-intestine
junction, 26 in mid-body, 23 anterior to caudal
bursa. Excretory pore, deirids and nerve ring 0.23,
0.21 and 0.13 from anterior end, respectively.
Esophagus and spicules 0.34 and 1.08-1.09 long,
respectively. Gubernaculum 0.02 in diameter.
Genital cone well developed 0.06 long, 0.05 wide.
Caudal bursa with the left lobe more developed
than the right, both of the type 2-2-1.
Females: 4.4 long, 0.12 wide. Cephalic vesicle 0.06
long, 0.025 wide. Synlophe with longitudinal,
continuous cuticular ridges with the following
distribution: 25 at the level of esophagus-intestine
junction, 25 at mid-body, 25 anterior to vulvar
aperture. Excretory pore and nerve ring 0.24 and
0.13 from anterior end, respectively. Esophagus
0.35 long. Vulva 0.04 from posterior extremity.
Ovejector (vagina vera + vestibulum + sphincter +
infundibulum) and uterus 0.14 and 1.02 long,
respectively. Eggs 0.06 long, 0.03 wide. Tail 0.02
long. (Modified and adapted from Souza et al.,
2009a).
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Hosts: Akodon cursor Winge, 1887, Akodon
montensis (Thomas, 1913) and Oligoryzomys
nigripes Olfers, 1818.
Site of infection: small intestine.
Locality: Serra dos Órgãos (Órgãos Mountain),
municipality of Teresópolis, State of Rio de
Janeiro.
Reference: Souza et al. (2009a) and Simões et al.
(2011).
Trichofreitasia Sutton & Durette-Desset, 1991
Diagnosis: Heligmononellidae. Body length over 8
mm. Synlophe: longitudinal articular ridges of
arête type, perpendicular to body surface except
anterior, where there is an oblique axis of
orientation. Male: bursa with large lateral lobes.
Spicules delicate. Genital cone not enlarged.
Female: cuticle inflated at level of ovejector.
Posterior end strongly curved ventrally. Parasites
of small intestine of South American Cricetidae
(Oryzomys flavescens). Type species:
Trichofreitasia lenti Sutton & Durette-Desset,
1991 (After Gibbons 2010).
Trichofreitasia lenti Sutton & Durette-Desset,
1991 (Figs 74-76).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: body 7.0 long, 0.20 wide at mid-region;
cephalic vesicle 0.06 long, 0.04 wide. Nerve ring,
excretory pore and deirids, 0.22, 0.37 and 0.39
from anterior end, respectively. Esophagus 0.41
long. Caudal bursa subsymmetrical of the 2-2-1
type, with hypertrophy of the lateral lobes. Spicules
filiformes, alate, 0.24 long with joined but not
fused extremities. Gubernaculum is triangle-like,
0.04 long, 0.37 wide at its base.
Females: body 13.4 long, 0.30 wide at mid-region;
cephalic vesicle 0.07 long, 0.04 wide. Nerve ring,
excretory pore and deirids, 0.29, 0.42 and 0.45
from anterior end, respectively. Esophagus 0.47
long. Monodelphic. Vulva at 0.14 from posterior
extremity. Vagina vera, vestibule, sphincter and
tube, 0.02, 0.19, 0.08 and 0.19 long, respectively.
Uterus 3.0 long. Eggs 0.07 long, 0.04 wide.
Posterior extremity strongly inflated at a distance
of 0.33 from the vulvar aperture. Tail 0.05 long
ventrally curved. (Modified and adapted from
Sutton & Durette-Desset, 1991).
Hosts: Akodon cursor Winge, 1887, Akodon
montensis (Thomas, 1913) and Oligoryzomys
nigripes Olfers, 1818.
Site of infection: small intestine.
Locality: Serra dos Órgãos (Órgãos Mountain),
municipality of Teresópolis, State of Rio de
Janeiro.
References: Sutton & Durette-Desset (1991),
Simões et al. (2011).
METASTRONGYLOIDEA
Angiostrongylus lenzii Souza, Simões, Thiengo,
Lima, Mota, Rodrigues-Silva, Lanfredi &
Maldonado, Jr., 2009 (Metastrongylidae)
(Figs 15-17).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: body 9.3-14.1 long, 0.2 wide. Esophagus
0.23 from anterior end. Caudal bursa, slightly
asymmetrical, type 2-3-1. Spicules with strongly
cuticularized sheath, thick, 0.35-0.39 long ending
in sharp tips, representing 2.8% of the body length.
Gubernaculum present. One pair of adcloacal
papillae.
Females: 22.1-25.9 long, 0.30-0.40 wide at
midbody. Esophagus 0.20-0.24 long. Excretory
pore and nerve ring 0.33-0.45 and 0.081-0.10 from
anterior end, respectively. Monodelphic. Vulva
anterior to anus, with prominent lips. Vulva and
anus 0.31-0.36 and 0.061-0.080 from caudal end,
respectively. Tail long, slightly ventrally curved.
Eggs 0.05-0.10 long, 0.030-0.050 wide. (Modified
and adapted from Souza et al., 2009b).
Host: Akodon montensis Thomas, 1913.
Site of infection: pulmonary artery.
Locality: Serra dos Órgãos (Órgãos Mountain),
municipality of Teresópolis, State of Rio de
Janeiro.
Reference: Souza et al. (2009b).
Stenurus Dujardin, 1845
Diagnosis: Pseudaliidae. Nematodes with buccal
cavity highly developed, with thick walls, perityls
present. Lateral lobes of caudal bursa united at the
posterior end of the body. Dorsal ray also highly
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developed, with a terminal papilla, ventral ray
fused to form a pair of small appendages with
dilated or bifid tips. Lateral trunk-like structures
often trifid terminally, with an additional
digitiform papilla often present near the base.
Spicular shaft rudimentary, gubernaculums weakly
developed. Parasites of cranial sinuses of
Delphinidae, Procoenidae and Monodontidae.
Type species: Stenurus minor (Kühn, 1829)
Dujardin, 1845. (Modified and adapted from
Anderson, 1978).
Stenurus globicephalae Baylis & Daubney, 1925
(Figs 18-20).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: body 28.1-31.7 long, 0.32-0.42 wide.
Buccal capsule 0.025-0.040 wide in anterior and
0.055-0.075 in posterior part. Oral capsule +
esophagus 0.50-0.60 long. Nerve ring, deirids and
excretory pore, 0.16-0.20, 0.19-0.25 and 0.47-0.55
from anterior end, respectively. Caudal bursa not
distinctly lobed, consisting of five rays. Cuticle
considerably swollen in front of bursa, forming two
prominent globular alae. Spicules 0.11-0.13 long.
Gubernaculum 0.040-0.065 long.
Females: body 38.9-47.9 long, 0.56-0.66 wide.
Buccal capsule 0.040-0.065 in anterior and 0.075-
0.090 in posterior part. Oral capsule + esophagus
0.52-0.70 long. Nerve ring, deirids and excretory
pore, 0.17-0.25, 0.20-0.29 and 0.49-0.65 from
anterior end, respectively. Posterior end truncate,
with subterminal protuberances. Vulva 0.040-
0.075 from anus, sometimes with a spherical
cuticular swelling on anterior lip. Eggs 0.037-
0.055 long, 0.025-0.045 wide. Anus 0.040-0.075
from posterior end. (Modified and adapted from
Zylber et al., 2002).
Hosts: Peponocephala electra Gray, 1846,
Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846.
Site of infection: tympanic bullae.
Locality: northeastern coast of Brazil.
References: Zylber et al. (2002) and Carvalho et
al. (2010).
Halocercus (Posthalocercus) kleinenbergi
Delyamure, 1951 (Pseudalidae)
(Figs 34-39).
B r i e f m o r p h o m e t r i c d a t a :
Males: 61.9-108.1 long, 0.33-0.49 wide. Buccal
capsule 0.007-0.010 wide. Esophagus 0.14-0.25
long, 0.02-0.03 wide. Caudal end turning ventrally
and with a non lobate copulatory bursa with
rudimentary rays. Bursa oval 0.058-0.079 long,
0.10-0.14 wide, and provided with a pair of ventral
rays, a pair of lateral rays and one dorsal ray. In
front of bursa, there is a strong protuberance
standing across body. Base of protuberance 0.07-
0.10 long, in lateral view. Spicules curved, equal,
flagele-like, 0.74-0.85 long, 0.02 wide.
Gubernaculum well chitinized, serpentine,
forming 5-7 curves in its extent. Proximal end
wide, distal end pointed, 0.17-0.20 long, 0.01 wide.
Cloca 0.026-0.036 from posterior end.
Females: 193.0-293.0 long, 0.49-0.61 wide. Buccal
capsule 0.01 wide. Esophagus 0.16-0.20 long.
Vulva situated in front of anus, 0.076-0.087 from
caudal end and 0.045-0.064 from anus. Eggs 0.053-
0.060 long, 0.038-0.041 wide. (Modified and
adapted from Delyamure, 1951).
Host: Sotalia guianensis van Bènéden, 1864.
Site of infection: lungs.
Locality: northeastern coast of Brazil.
References: Delyamure (1951) and Carvalho et al.
(2010),
HELIGMOSOIDEA
Longistriata myopotami Petrov & Sadykov, 1969
(Heligmosomidae)
(Fig. 21).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 3.5-5.4 long, 0.16-0.20 wide. Cephalic
vesicle 0.05-0.08 long, 0.03-0.04 wide. Esophagus
0.32-0.43 long. Caudal bursa tri-lobed,
asymmetrical 0.28-0.32 wide. Spicules 0.18-0.19
long.
Females: 3.8-6.9 long, 0.20-0.26 wide. Cephalic
vesicle 0.08 long, 0.04-0.05 wide. Esophagus 0.38-
0.48 long. Vulvar opening in the posterior portion
of the body, 009- 0.12 from tail tip; tail 0.05-0.06
long. Eggs 0.06-0.08 long, 0.03 wide. (Modified
and adapted from Ryzhikov et al., 1979).
Host: Myocastor coypus Molina, 1782.
Site of infection: small intestine.
Locality: municipality of Rio Grande, State of Rio
Grande do Sul.
References: Petrov & Sadykov (1959), Ryzhikov
et al. (1979), Paulsen & Brum (1999).
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Freitastrongylus Gonçalves, Pinto & Durette-
Desset, 2007
Diagnosis: Heligmonellidae, Pudicinae. Synlophe
with carene poorly developed in relation to other
ridges, 4 dorsal, 6 ventral continuous ridges at mid-
body. Caudal bursa of type 1-4. Dorsal ray well
developed divided mid-way. Rays 9 shorter than
rays 10, arising proximally to the middle region of
dorsal ray. Female monodelphic. Parasites of
Dasyproctidae. Type species: Freitastrongylus
angelae Gonçalves, Pinto & Durette-Desset, 2007.
F. angelae Gonçalves, Pinto & Durette-Desset,
2007 (Figs 22-26).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 7.7 long, 0.13 wide. Cephalic vesicle 0.08
long, 0.04 wide. Six cuticular longitudinal ridges.
Nerve ring, excretory pore and deirids, 0.27, 0.35
and 0.53 from anterior end, respectively.
Esophagus and spicules 0.56 and 0.72 long,
respectively. Genital cone 0.21 long, 0.03 wide.
Gubernaculum absent. Caudal bursa almost
symmetrical, with dorsal lobe well developed.
Females: 10.8 long, 0.15 wide. Cephalic vesicle
0.08 long, 0.04 wide. Six rows of longitudinal
cuticular ridges. Nerve ring, excretory pore and
deirids, 0.24, 0.34 and 0.55 from anterior
extremity, respectively. Esophagus 0.57 long.
Vulvar aperture 0.17 from anterior end. Ovejector
and uterus 0.15 and 1.98 long, respectively. Eggs
0.07 long, 0.04 wide. Tail conical, 0.06 long, bent
dorsally. (Modified and adapted from Gonçalves et
al., 2007).
Hosts: Dasyprocta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758) and
Dasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler, 1832.
Site of infection: stomach.
Locality: municipality of Barcelos, State of
Amazonas.
Reference: Gonçalves et al. (2007).
Hadrostrongylus Hoppe & Nascimento, 2007
Diagnosis: Molinaeidae, Anoplostrongylinae.
Non-spiral nematodes. Cuticle with evident
longitudinal striations, especially on the ventral
surface. Cephalic dilatation finely striated. Simple
oral opening, with slight evidence of lips, but
without capsule or buccal ring. Cervical papillae
absent. Didelphic,amphidelphic females, with
tendency to prodelphy, and with the vulvar opening
located on the last third of the body. Male with
ample, trilobed copulatory bursa, type 2-1-2.
Genital cone well developed, with distinct
accessory membrane. Synlophe with ventral-
dorsal orientation. Type species: Hadrostrongylus
speciosum Hoppe & Nascimento, 2007.
H. speciosum Hoppe & Nascimento, 2007 (Figs.
27-30).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 3.88-5.29 long, 0.05-0.08 wide. Cephalic
dilatation 0.06-0.09 wide. Synlophe formed by
four ventral ridges, with ventral-dorsal orientation
extending along the body. Nerve ring and
excretory pore, 0.15-0.19 and 0.36-0.43 from
anterior end, respectively. Esophagus 0.15-0.34
long. Spicules unequal, the left 0.20-0.23, the right
0.16-0.18 long. Gubernaculum 0.12-0.17 long.
Genital cone large and well developed. Caudal
bursa type 2-1-2, broad, trilobed.
Females: 4.70-6.47 long, 0.07-0.12 wide. Cephalic
dilatation 0.06-0.08 wide. Nerve ring and excretory
pore 0.12-0.22 and 0.27-0.40 from anterior end,
respectively. Ovejector 0.19-0.29 long. Vulvar
opening and anus 0.96-1.18 and 0.08-0.11 from tail
end, respectively. Terminal spine 0.009-0.01 long.
Eggs 0.04-0.06 long, 0.03-0.04 wide. (Modified
and adapted from Hoppe & Nascimento, 2007).
Host: Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758.
Sites of infection: mucosa and lumen of the cecum
and colon.
Locality: municipality of Aquidauana, State of
Mato Grosso de Sul.
Reference: Hoppe & Nascimento (2007).
Moennigia littlei Durette-Desset, 1970
(Molineidae) (Figs 31-33).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 2.2 long, 0.04 wide at mid-body. Synlophe
formed by 14 longitudinal cuticular ridges; cross
sections show 5 dorsal ridges, 2 ridges (1 right, 1
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left) that are more developed and 7 ventral ridges.
Cephalic vesicle 0.02 in diameter. Nerve ring,
excretory pore and deirids at 0.16, 0.18 and 0.18
from anterior end, respectively. Muscular
esophagus 0.09 long, glandular esophagus 0.21.
Spicules complex, 0.09 long. Gubernaculum 0.05
long, genital cone well developed. Caudal bursa
sub symmetrical.
Females: 2.7 long, 0.05 wide at mid-body.
Synlophe as described for the males. Cephalic
vesicle 0.03 in diameter. Nerve ring, excretory pore
and deirids at 0.17, 0.22
and 0.22 from anterior end, respectively. Muscular
esophagus 0.10 long, glandular esophagus 0.20.
Vulva 0.45 from posterior end. Tail, thin, pointed,
0.10 long. (Modified and adapted from Durette-
Desset, 1970).
Site of infection: small intestine.
Host: Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758.
Locality: municipality of Aquidauana, State of
Mato Grosso de Sul.
References: Durette-Desset (1970) and Hoppe &
Nascimento (2007).
Cheiropteronema Sandground, 1929
Diagnosis: Molineidae. Long filiform nematodes
with finely striated cuticle. Buccal cavity very
shallow and without an obvious cuticularized
capsule. Esophagus without posterior swelling.
Caudal bursa narrow, consisting of two lateral
lobes and supported by well-developed rays of
reduced number. (Modified and adapted from
Sandground, 1929).
Cheiropteronema globocephala Sandground, 1929
(Figs 77-79).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: body 14.00-19.40 long, 0.4 wide at mid-
region. Esophagus 0.42-0.50 long. Caudal bursa
formed by two lateral lobes, supported
by six short rays. Dorsal ray undivided and slender.
Postero-lateral ray widely separated from median
and externo-lateral rays which are joined. Ventro-
ventral and latero-ventral rays equal and parallel.
Genital cone prominent projecting into the caudal
bursa. Spicules equal, 0.36-0.41 long.
Gubernaculum slender, 0.035 long.
Females: body 22.5 long, 0.41 wide. Esophagus
0.54 long. Anus 0.10 from caudal extremity. Tail
blunty rounded bearing two subdorsal and one
ventral rounded mucrones and a short, fine median
hair-like process. Vulva dividing body in
proportions of 55:44. Eggs 0.10-0.11 long, 0.06-
0.073 wide. (Modified and adapted from
Sandground, 1929, Chitwood, 1938).
Host: Antibeus planirostris (Spix, 1823).
Site of infection: small intestine.
Locality: Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor
(Divisor Mountain National Park), State of
Amazonas.
References: Sandground (1929), Chitwood
(1938), Durette-Desset & Tchéprakoff (1977),
Durette-Desset & Vaucher (1988) and Nogueira et
al. (2004).
OXYUROIDEA
Dentostomella Schulz & Krepkorgorskaya, 1932
Diagnosis: Heteroxynematidae,
Heteroxynematinae. Cuticle transversely striated,
without cephalic vesicle or lateral flanges. Two
pairs of submedian head papillae. Lips absent.
Buccal cavity moderately large; esophagus short,
thick, armed at its anterior with small pointed teeth,
5 on each of its tripartite wall, with postequatorial
constriction at nerve ring. Male: tail tapering to a
sharp point, provided around the cloacal aperture
with a cuticular swelling which is broadest and
thickest in front of the cloaca and extends
backward, diminishing gradually, in form of paired
lateral ridges, to beyond the posterior postcloacal
papillae. On the precloacal ventral surface of this
vesicle the cuticle is divided into numerous small
plates in pavement-like pattern. Four pairs of
caudal papillae: 1 large adcloacal pair, 1 pair on
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postcloacal protuberance, flanked by 1 pair of
laterals and 1 pair asymmetrically arranged at
about middle of tail. Spicule single, with a median
incision at its blunt tip. Female: tail conical,
pointed; vulva in anterior half of body, ovejector
forming a conspicuous egg reservoir; eggs large,
elongate, asymmetrical. Parasitic in the intestine of
rodents. Type species. Dentostomella translucida
Schulz & Krepkorgorskaya, 1932. (Adapted and
modified from Yamaguti, 1961; Pilitt & Wightman,
1979).
D. translucida Schulz & Krepkorgorskaya, 1932
(Figs 40-42).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 13.4 long, 0.28 wide. Lips absent.
Esophagus 0.30 long. Nerve ring 0.16 from
anterior extremity. Caudal alae wide, strong, with
plakelike markings on the vental surface. Spicule
single, 0.30 long. Four pairs of caudal papillae: 1
par ad-cloacal, 1 pair on the protuberance just after
the cloaca, followed by two other pairs. Cloacal
aperture 0.34 from posterior extremity.
Females: 21.8 long, 0.48 wide. Esophagus 0.32
long. Nerve ring and vulva 0.22 and 11.48 from
anterior end, respectively. Eggs 0.10 long, 0.03
wide. Rectum with strongly muscular walls. Anus
0.70 from posterior extremity. (Modified and
adapted from Pinto et al., 2003).
Host: Meriones unguiculatus (Milne-Edwards,
1867).
Site of infection: anterior portion of the small
intestine.
Localities: pet shops in the municipalities of Rio de
Janeiro (maintenance), and Magé (source), State of
Rio de Janeiro.
References: Pilitt & Wightman (1979) and Pinto et
al. (2003).
Gracilioxyuris Feijó, Torres, Maldonado Jr &
Lanfredi, 2008
Diagnosis:
General: Oxyuridae. Anterior end dome shaped,
mouth opening apically surrounded by 3 distinc
lips, 4 submedian labial papillae, and 2 amphids.
Cephalic vesicle weakly developed. Lateral alae
well developed, composed by 2 longitudinal crests.
Male: area rugosa as a ventral keellike
elevation with transverse striations. Four pairs of
caudal papillae, first and second pair adcloacal,
third pair minute, just posterior to clocal aperture,
last pair at caudal end. Phasmids dorsally located.
Gubernaculum present. No tail tip. Female:
excretory pore and vulva closely located in first
third of body. Thick muscular vagina and genital
tract didelphic. Eggs oval, operculated, with ridges
and unembryonated. Type species: Gracilioxyuris
agilisis Feijó, Torres, Maldonado Jr & Lanfredi,
2008
G. agilisis Feijó, Torres, Maldonado Jr & Lanfredi,
2008 (Figs 43, 44).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: body 0.99-1.12 long, 0.12-0.16 wide at mid-
body. Esophagus with bulb 0.23-0.29 long. Nerve
ring, excretory pore and area rugosa 0.060-0.079,
0.18-0.24 and 0.40-0.68 from anterior end,
respectively. Area rugosa at mid-body, a keellike
elevation with coarse transverse striations, ending
just anterior to cloaca. Four pairs of caudal papillae,
2 pairs adcloacal and 2 pairs postcloacal. Tail
0.041-0.062 long. Spicule straight, sharp pointed,
0.078-0.10 long. Gubernaculum present. Vestigial
caudal appendix dorsally located.
Females: body 2.82-4.56 long, 0.23-0.35 wide at
mid-body. Esophagus with bulb, 0.34-0.45 long.
Nerve ring, excretory pore and vulva 0.076-0.11,
0.36-0.68 and 0.38-0.77 from anterior end,
respectively. Genital tract didelphic. Anus as a
transversal slit at posterior end. Tail conical, 0.48-
0.69 long. Eggs oval, operculated, 0.084-0.096
long, 0.028-0.034 wide, shell surface finely
granulated, with 3 smooth longitudinal ridges.
(Modified and adapted from Feijó et al., 2008).
Host: Gracilinanus agilis (Burmeister, 1854).
Site of infection: cecum.
Localities: Nhumirim farm, Pantanal
Matogrossense (wetlands of the State of Mato
Grosso), Rio Negro farm, Nhecolândia subregion,
State of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Reference: Feijó et al. (2008).
Syphacia carlitosi Robles & Navone, 2007
(Oxyuridae)(Figs 80-81).
Brief morphometric data:
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Males: body 0.9-1.5 long, 0.08-0.18 wide. Nerve
ring, and excretory pore, 0.06-0.10 and 0.30-030
from anterior end, respectively. Deirids, cervical
and lateral alae absent. Total esophagus 0.12-0.31
long. Diameter of esophageal bulb 0.039-0.093.
Anterior, median and posterior mamelons, 0.031-
0.075, 0.030-0.087 and 0.031-0.12 long,
respectively. Distance of anterior, median and
posterior mamelons from anterior extremity, 0.30-
0.54, 0.44-0.72 and 0.56-1.20, respectively.
Spicule 0.060-0.085 long. Gubernaculum 0.03-
0.04 long.
Females: body 4.20-7.67 long, 0.17-0.35 wide.
Nerve ring, excretory pore and cervical alae, 0.08-
0.18, 0.34-0.68 and 0.025-0.040 from anterior end,
respectively. Deirids and lateral alae absent. Total
esophagus 0.36-0.55 long. Diameter of esophageal
bulb 0.090-0.18. Distance of vulva from anterior
extremity 0.65-1.20. Tail 0.70-1.25 long. Eggs
0.07-0.10 long, 0.020-0.037 wide. (Modified and
adapted from Robles & Navone, 2007a).
Hosts: Akodon cursor Winge, 1887, Akodon
montensis (Thomas, 1913) and Oligoryzomys
nigripes Olfers, 1818.
Site of infection: small intestine.
Locality: Serra dos Órgãos (Órgãos Mountain),
municipality of Teresópolis, State of Rio de
Janeiro.
References: Robles & Navone (2007a) and Simões
et al. (2011).
Syphacia kinsellai Robles & Navone, 2007
(Figs 82-83).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: Body 1.29 long, 0.22 wide. Deirids and
lateral alae absent. Total esophagus and esophageal
bulb, 0.29 and 0.08 long, respectively. Nerve ring
and excretory pore, 0.12 and 0.40 from anterior
end, respectively. Three characteristic equidistant
ventral mamelons. Anterior mamelon protruded
0.062 long, median and posterior mamelons 0.075
and 0.087 long, respectively. Spicule and
gubernaculum 0.11 and 0.05 long, respectively.
Tail 0.14 long. Three pairs of pedunculate papillae:
01 pair precloacal, 01 pair adcloacal and 01 pair
postcloacal.
Females: Body 3.61 long, 0.26 wide. Deirids
present, lateral ale absent. Total esophagus and
esophageal bulb, 0.46 and 0.12 long, respectively.
Nerve ring, excretory pore and vulva at 0.15, 0.62
and 0.81 from anterior end, respectively. Vulva is
not prominent. Eggs 0.087 long, 0.041 wide.
(Modified and adapted from Robles & Navone,
2007b).
Hosts: Akodon cursor Winge, 1887, Akodon
montensis (Thomas, 1913) and Oligoryzomys
nigripes Olfers, 1818.
Site of infection: small intestine.
Locality: Serra dos Órgãos (Órgãos Mountain),
municipality of Teresópolis, State of Rio de
Janeiro.
References: Robles & Navone (2007b) and
Simões et al. (2011).
Syphacia mesocriceti Quentin, 1971 (Figs 45-47)
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 1.3 long, 0.08 wide, with 3 prominent
cuticular “mamelons” on the ventral surface of
posterior portion. Esophagus with bulb, 0.19 long.
Nerve ring and excretory pore 0.08 and 0.30 from
the anterior end, respectively. Spicule single, 0.05
long with a hook-like process at the distal end.
Gubernaculum present. Three pairs of caudal
papillae. Cloaca 0.14 from posterior extremity.
Females: 4.5 long, largura 0.16 wide. Esophagus
with bulb, 0.34 long. Nerve ring, excretory pore
and vulva 0.13, 0.52 and 0.13 from anterior end,
respectively. Eggs 0.13 long, 0.04 wide. Anus 0.36
from posterior extremity. (Modified and adapted
from Pinto et al, 2001).
Host: Mesocricetus auratus (Waterhouse, 1839).
Site of infection: small intestine.
Locality: pet shops in Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio
de Janeiro.
References: Dick et al. (1973) and Pinto et al.
(2001).
ASCARIDOIDEA
Diagnosis: Anisakidae. Three lips each bearing a
bilobed anterior projection which carries the single
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dentigerous ridge; interlabia absent. Excretory
gland with duct opening between ventro lateral
lips; esophagus with anterior muscular portion and
posterior ventriculus, the latter being oblong and
sometimes sigmoid or else as broad as long. No
esophageal appendix or intestinal cecum; vulva in
middle or first third of body. Spicules unequal.
Precloacal papillae numerous; postcloacal papillae
including a group of three or four pairs set close to
the tip of the tail on the ventral side. Parasites in the
stomach and intestine of marine mammals. Type
species: Anisakis dussumieri (van Beneden, 1870),
species inquirenda. Genotype: Anisakis simplex
(Rudolphi, 1809, det. Krabe, 1878). (After Davey,
1971).
Anisakis physeteris Baylis, 192 (Figs 48-50).
Brief morphometric data:
General: the spicules of the male are quite tiny,
being less than 0.4 mm. in length. The difference in
length between left and right spicules is
comparatively slight, the ratio being about 1 : 1-12,
but the consistent and marked difference in spicule
size between this species and A. simplex (lowest
ratio 1 : 1-17) hardly allows of any confusion
between these two and still less with A. typica.
The postcloacal papillae consist of 4 pairs of
papillae near the tip of the tail but only one or two
pairs of papillae, which may be double, close
behind the cloaca. The form of the ventriculus is
also markedly different being short and never
sigmoid. It has the same sphincter-like
arrangement at the junction with the oesophagus
but the remaining thin walled part is much shorter.
The whole ventriculus may be broader than it is
long. The vulva opens in the first third of the body.
There is the presence of three rows of tiny
denticulations immediately behind the anus.
Males: body 24.90 long, 0.51 wide. Lips 0.09 long.
Anterior esophagus 2.38 long, posterior
ventriculus 0.35 long. Nerve ring 0.42 from
anterior end. Spicules 0.26 long. Caudal papillae
about 33 pairs in number: 25 precloacal, 3
adcloacal, 5 postcloacal.
Females: vulva 8.6 from anterior end. A single egg
is 0.09 long, 0.06 wide. (Modified and adapted
from Davey, 1971, Santos & Lodi, 1998).
Hosts: Kogia breviceps (De Blainvillei, 1838),
Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 and Sotalia
guianensis (van Bènéden, 1864).
Site of infection: stomach.
Localities: Praia Cacimba do Padre (Cacimba do
Padre Beach) Arquipélago de Fernando de
Noronha (Fernando de Noronha Archipelago),
State of Pernambuco, municipality of Arraial do
Cabo, State of Rio de Janeiro and Brazilian Atlantic
Coast (lato sensu).
References: Davey (1971), Santos & Lodi (1998),
Iñiguez et al. (2009), Muniz-Pereira et al. (1999)
and Luque et al. (2010).
Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1808) Dujardin, 1845
(Figs 51-53).
Brief morphometric data:
General: dorsal lip is distinguished by a broader
basal portion as contrasted with the rounded base of
each ventrolateral lip. Each lip has a bilobed
anterior projection which bears the dentigerous
ridge on the inner surface. The base of the dorsal lip
has two double papillae, one at each corner, while
each ventro-lateral lip, has one papilla. The
ventriculus is often, but not invariably, sigmoid.
The junction of esophagus and ventriculus suggests
a sphincter-like arrangement, beyond which the
ventriculus is a thin walled tube that connects
obliquely with the intestine.
Males: right spicule 1.25-2.35 long, left spicule
1.75-3.75, in a ratio of 1:1.17. Precloacal papillae
numerous, postcloacal consisting of a group of 4
pairs near the tip of the tail, separated by a gap from
a variable number, usually 2 or 4 pairs of papillae
just behind the cloaca.
Females: the vulva is always close to mid-body.
(Modified and adapted from Davey, 1971).
Hosts: Feresa attenuata Gray, 1874, Phocoena
dioptrica Lahille, 1912 and Pseudorca crassidens
Owen, 1845.
Site of infection: stomach.
Localities: Littoral of the States of São Paulo and
Rio Grande do Sul.
References: Davey (1971) and Luque et al. (2010).
Anisakis typica (Diesing, 1860) (Figs 54-56).
Brief morphometric data:
General: body widened more immediately behind
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the lips, making the lips look smaller in proportion
to the body Anterior bilobed projection of the
dorsal lip is more pinched off from the basal
portion. Ventriculus sigmoid.
Males: right spicule 0.70-1.50 long, left spicule
2.20-3.90, in a ratio of 1:3. Precloacal papillae
numerous. Postcloacal papillae 3 pairs near the tip
of the tail and a rather variable number, between 5
and 8 pairs, of small papillae close to the cloaca.
Females: vulva at mid-body. (Modified and
adapted from Davey, 1971).
Hosts: Kogia breviceps (De Blainvillei, 1838),
Globicephala macrorhynchus (Gray, 1846),
Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846), Pontoporia
blainvillei (Gervais & D'Orbigny, 1844), Sotalia
fluviatilis (Gervais, 1853), Sotalia guianensis (van
Bènéden, 1864), Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen,
1833), Stenella clymene (Gray, 1846), Stenella
longirostris (Gray, 1828) and Steno bredanensis
(Lesson, 1828).
Site of infection: stomach.
Localities: south, southeastern and northeastern
Atlantic coast of Brazil.
References: Davey (1971), Santos, et al. (1996),
Iñiguez et al. (2009), Motta et al. (2008), Muniz-
Pereira et al. (2009), Carvalho et al. (2010), Luque
et al. (2010) and Iñiguez et al. (2011).
Anisakis sp.
Hosts: Grampus griseus (Cuvier, 1812), Kogia
breviceps (De Blainvillei, 1838), Kogia sima
Owen, 1886, Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser, 1956,
Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846), Physeter
macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758, Sotalia guianensis
(van Bènéden, 1864), Stenella clymene (Gray,
1850), Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833),
Stenella frontalis (Cuvier, 1829), Stenella
longirostris (Gray, 1828), Steno bredanensis
(Lesson, 1828) and Tursiops truncatus (Montagu,
1821).
Sites of infection: stomach and intestine.
Localities: Littoral of the States of Bahia, Ceará,
Paraná, São Paulo and northeastern coast of Brazil
(sensu lato).
References: Motta et al. (2008), Carvalho et al.
(2010) and Luque et al. (2010).
Ascaris elongata Rudolphi, 1819* (Ascarididae)
(species inquirenda)
Host: Alouatta belzebul ululata Elliot, 1912.
Locality: Brazil.
*Although this species has recently been referred
by Muniz-Pereira et al. (2009), Sprent (1968)
reports: “…..The inadequacy of the descriptions of
the following species recovered from Primates
prevents their inclusion in the genus Ascaris:
elongata Rudolphi, 1819, p. 650… According to G.
Hartwich (personal communication) the type
material of A. elongata in the Berlin Zoological
Museum was lost during the Second World War,
1939-45”.
Contracaecum Railliet & Henry, 1912
Diagnosis: Anisakidae. Lips without denticulate
margins. Interlabia well developed. Ventriculus
reduced, with a enlarged posterior appendix.
Intestinal cecum present. Males without defined
caudal alae, with numerous precloacal papillae.
Postcloacal papillae more than seven pairs,
partially subventral and lateral. Spicules long,
alate, equal or subequal. Gubernaculum absent.
Vulva in the anterior portion of the body.
Oviparous. Parasites of fishes, birds and
piscivorous mammals. Type species:
Contracaecum (Contracaecum) spiculigerum
(Rudolphi, 1819) Railliet & Henry, 1912.
(Modified and adapted from Vicente et al., 1993).
Contracaecum sp.
Host: Sotalia guianensis (van Bènéden, 1864).
Site of infection: stomach.
Locality: Littoral of the State of Espírito Santo.
Reference: Luque et al. (2010).
Pseudoterranova Mozgovoy, 1951
Diagnosis: Anisakidae. Anisakinae. Lips weakly
dilated anteriorly, with ridged margins, interlabia
absent. Excretory pore near the base of the
subventral lips. Excretory gland ventrally located
extending downwards without reaching the
intestine level. Ventricular appendix absent,
intestinal cecum present. Males with subequal
spicules, three postcloacal dentigerous ridges.
Females with vulva located in the anterior third of
the body. Parasites of marine mammals. Type
species Pseudoterranova kogiae (Johnston &
Mawson, 1939) Gibson, 1983 (Modified and
adapted from Tavares & Luque, 2006).
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Pseudoterranova sp.
Hosts: Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson, 1828),
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) and
Kogia breviceps (De Blainvillei, 1838).
Site of infection: stomach.
Locality: Praia Cacimba do Padre (Cacimba do
Padre Beach), Arquipélago de Fernando de
Noronha (Fernando de Noronha Archipelago),
State of Pernambuco.
References: Santos & Lodi (1998), Tavares &
Luque (2006), Muniz-Pereira et al. (2009) and
Luque et al. (2010).
PHYSALOPTEROIDEA
Physaloptera herthameyrae Torres, Maldonado Jr,
Lanfredi, 2009 (Physalopteridae) (Figs 57, 58).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: body 18.6-35.2 long, 0.71-0.97 wide.
Muscular esophagus 0.54-0.81 long, glandular
esophagus 3.19-7.05. Nerve ring, deirids and
excretory pore, 0.40-0.57, 0.39-0.65 and 0.76-0.95
from anterior end, respectively. Posterior of body
bent ventrally. Ventral surface with three different
cuticular patterns. Distribution of caudal papillae:
2 pairs of pedunculate precloacal papillae, 7 sessile
small papillae surrounding the cloacal aperture, 2
pairs of pedunculate adcloacal papillae, 2 pairs
anterior to the phasmids, followed by 1 pair of
posterior papillae. Spicules unequal, the left 0.37-
0.42, the right 0.31-0.37 long. Cloaca 0.73-0.75
from posterior end.
Females: 26.5-41.5 long, 0.92-1.32 wide.
Muscular esophagus 0.75-0.99 long, glandular
esophagus 4.0-8.2. Nerve ring, deirids and
excretory pore, 0.47-0.68, 0.86-1,1 and 0.90-1.2
from anterior end, respectively. Vulva 5.71-10.1
from anterior extremity. Eggs 0.04 long, 0.03 wide.
Anus 0.37-0.66 from posterior extremity.
(Modified and adapted from Torres et al., 2009).
Host: Gracilinanus agilis Burmeister, 1854.
Site of infection: stomach.
Locality: Fazenda Alegria (Alegria farm), Pantanal
(Pantanal wetlands) and State of Mato Grosso do
Sul.
Reference: Torres et al. (2009).
RICTULARIOIDEA
Pterygodermatites (Multipectines) pluripectinata
Hoppe, Lima, Tebaldi & Nascimento, 2010
(Rictulariidae)
(Figs 84-88).
Brief morphometric data.
Males: body 8.77 long, 0.25 wide. Buccal capsule
0.033 long, 0.032 wide. Muscular esophagus 0.37
long, glandular 2.086. Nerve ring 0.16 from
anterior end. . The subventral rows of cuticular
plates are composed of 105-114 blade-like
projections, hiding the excretory pore opening. The
posterior extremity of body is mildly coiled,
ventrally grooved, with 02 pairs of precloacal
papillae, 01 pair of ad-cloacal, 06 pairs of post
cloacal plus 01 pair at the tip of the tail. Numerous
rounded verruciform cuticular thickenings
surround the cloacal aperture. Anterior to the
caudal alae there are 8-9 semicircular striated plate-
like projections lying between the ventral-lateral
cuticular rows. Spcules equal and similar 0.25 long.
Gubernaculum absent.
Females: body 15.77 long, 0.29 wide. Buccal
capsule 0.038 long, 0.028 wide. Muscular
esophagus 0.38 long, glandular 2.53. Nerve ring
0.19 from anterior end. The subventral rows of
cuticular plates are composed of 116-150 blade-
like projections, hiding the excretory pore opening.
Forty-eight to 60 of these projections are anterior to
the pre-equatorial vulvar aperture, 0.40 from the
esophageal-inestinal junction. The peri-vulvar
cuticular projections are less developed. Eggs
0.038 long, 0.028 wide. Strongly tapered tail, with
terminal spine and anal opening 0.19 from tail tip.
The anal cuticular projections are small, with
spine-like aspect. (Modified and adapted from
Hoppe et al, 2010).
Host: Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766).
Site of infection: small intestine.
Locality: Municipality of Patos, State of Paraíba.
Reference: Hoppe et al. (2010).
HABRONEMATOIDEA
Parabronema pecariae Ivaschkin, 1960
(Habronematidae) (Figs 59-61)
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Brief morphometric data:
General: The cuticle of the head is thick and folded
forming a circlet of six horseshoe-shaped auricular
appendages, of which two are lateral and two are
subventral.
Males: body 7.99-8.75 long, 0.08-0.12 wide.
Buccal cavity 0.09-0.10 long. Anterior portion of
esophagus 0.12-0.16, posterior 1.12-1.26 long.
Nerve ring 0.13-0.18 from anterior extremity. Tail
coiled ventrally, lateral alae near the posterior
extremity. The spicules are markedly unequal, the
left slender 0.85-0.91 long, and the right stouter
0.27-0.28 long. Gubernaculum somewhat
triangular, 0.03-0.04 long. Six pairs of pedunculate
caudal papillae and one pair sessile: 4 pairs are
precloacal and 3 postcloscsl. Cloacal aperture 0.14
from the posterior end.
Females: body 14.28-22.78 long, 0.10-0.15 wide.
Buccal cavity 0.09-0.14 long. Anterior portion of
esophagus 0.16-0.22, posterior 1.26-1.40. Nerve
ring and vulva 0.19-0.22 and 3.43-4.90 from
anterior end, respectively. Tail short, conically
pointed or blunt and characteristically curved
towards the dorsal side. Eggs elongate, 0.032-
0.036 long, 0.007-0.010 wide. Anal aperture 0.13-
0.16 from posterior end. (Modified and adapted
from Vicente et al. 2000).
Hosts: Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758), Tayassu
pecari (Link, 1795).
Sites of infection: intestine, stomach.
Localities: municipalities of Belém and Cachoeira,
State of Pará, Estrela, State of Rio de Janeiro and
Salobra, State of Mato Grosso.
Reference: Vicente et al. (2000).
THELAZIOIDEA
Thelazia californiensis Price, 1930 (Thelaziidae)
(Figs 62-64).
Brief morphometric data:
Male: body 7.65 long, 0.25 wide. Oral aperture
simple, surrounded by six small and inconspicuous
papillae. Buccal capsule 0.04 long, 0.02 wide.
Esophagus 0.38 long. Nerve ring 0.23 from
anterior extremity. Left spicule slender, 2.01 long.
Right spicule stout, 0.16 long. Gubernaculum 0.02
long, easily overlooked. Cloacal aperture 0.09
from posterior end. (Modified and adapted from
Pinto et al. 1998).
Host: Mazama gouazoupira (Fisher, 1814)
Site of infection: surface of the eye ball.
Locality: municipality of Tapajós, State of Pará.
Reference: Pinto et al. (1998).
FILARIOIDEA
Litomosoides chagasfilhoi Morais Neto, Lanfredi,
Souza, 1997 (Onchocercidae)
(Figs 65-69).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: body 21.9-30.0 long, 0.14-0.15 wide. The
buccal capsule is 0.01-0.02 in height, 0.003-0.004
wide. Esophagus 0.51-0.58 long. Tail 0.14-0.18
long, wingless. Left spicule 0.29-0.31 long, the
right 0.81-0.94. Left spicule is featured by a handle
longer than the blade, with a chitinized spindle. The
posterior of the body presents four coils and shows
one pair of adcloacal papillae, four to six pairs of
postcloacal and one single papilla near the end of
the tail. The cloacal opening and the area rugosa,
with bands of discoid cuticular prominences are
ventrally located.
Females: body 86.9-95.0 long, 0.30-0.34 wide. The
buccal capsule is 0.01-0.02 in height, 0.003-0.004
wide. Esophagus 0.60-0.77 long. Tail 0.37-0.60
long, with two phasmids at the tip. Vulva 1.3-2.25
from anterior end. Viviparous. (Modified and
adapted from Moraes Neto et al., 1997).
Host: Akodon cursor (Winge, 1887).
Site of infection: abdominal cavity.
Locality: District of Catimbau Grande,
municipality of Rio Bonito, State of Rio de Janeiro.
References: Moraes Neto et al. (1997) and Moraes
Neto et al. (2001).
Litomosoides odilae Notarnicola & Navone, 2002
(Figs 89-92).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: posterior region coiled through 4 loops. Left
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spicule with blade shorter than handle, blade with
cuticularized axis. Right spicule heavily
cuticularized, dorsal heel with terminal cap.
Cloacal aperture strongly protruded with 4 pairs of
conspicuous postcloacal papillae, symmetrically
placed. Area rugosa composed of transverse ridges
of small longitudinal crests, generally extending
through the coiled portion. Body 17.42 long, 0.14
wide; buccal capsule 0.02 long, external diameter
0.007; nerve ring 0.24 from apex; esophagus 0.43
long, left and right spicules 0.24 and 0.11 long,
respectively. Area rugosa 2.04 long, beginning at
3.6 from tip of the tail.
Females: anterior region robust. Vulva is posterior
to esophago-intestinal junction, vagina globular.
Ovejector coiled. Tail slightly curved ventrally,
with parallel or divergent phasmids. (Modified and
adapted from Notarnicola & Navone, 2002).
Hosts: Akodon cursor Winge, 1887, Akodon
montensis (Thomas, 1913) and Oligoryzomys
nigripes Olfers, 1818.
Locality: Serra dos Órgãos (Órgãos Mountain),
municipality of Teresópolis, State of Rio de
Janeiro.
References: Notarnicola & Navone (2002) and
Simões et al. (2011).
Molinema nattereri Guerrero & Bain, 2001
(Onchocercidae) (Figs 70-73).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: 32.6-33.4 long, 0.17-0.18 wide at mid-
body. Buccal capsule 0.009 long, 0.016 wide.
Muscular esophagus 0.38-0.42 long; glandular
esophagus 0.88-1.38. Nerve ring 0.23-0.26 from
anterior end. Tail 0.28-0.34 long. Caudal papillae:
3 pairs of pre-cloacal and 1 median papilla, 6 pairs
of post-cloacal and 2 pairs of sub terminal papillae.
Rugose area 3.4-4.0 long, distance of cuticular
rows 0.02. Left spicule 0.26 long, right spicule
0.11, in a ratio of 1: 2.32.
Females: measurements of 2 anterior and 2
posterior portions: anterior 34.0 and 12.0, posterior
15.0 and 5.5. Buccal capsule 0.006-0.01 long, 0.01
wide. Muscular esophagus 0.35-0.36 long;
glandular esophagus 0.90-1.12. Nerve ring 0.18
from anterior end. Vulva at the esophageal region,
0.40-0.45 from anterior extremity. Ovejector 2.8
long. Tail slender, bent ventrally, 0.25-0.27 long.
(Modified and adapted from Guerrero & Bain,
2001).
Host: Echimys (?) didelphoides Desmarest, 1817.
Site of infection: abdominal cavity.
Locality: State of Mato Grosso (sensu lato).
Reference: Guerrero & Bain (2001).
Brief morphometric data:
Males: Total length 12.5-16.7. Esophageal region
8.50-10.7; thick portion of body 4.0-5.9. Width of
head 0.018-0.021; of mid-esophageal region
0.084-0.11; at junction of esophagus and intestine
0.140-0.182; of rear body 0.21-0.28. Spicule 0.90-
1.22 long. Spicular sheath extending 0.098- 0.15 to
the end of body, covered with small spines. Cloaca
1.28-1.60 long.
Females: Total length 13.3-20.1. Esophageal
region 8.50-13.7; thick portion of body 4.8-6.4.
Width of head 0.012-0.015; of mid-esophageal
region 0.099-0.10; bacillary band absent. Vulva
muscular, non salient, smooth, 0.074-0.4 from
intestinal-esophageal junction. Vagina + ovejector
0.63-0.84 long. Eggs 0.062-0.069 long, 0.030
wide, excluding opercula 0.045-0.054 long.
Rectum 0.15-0.17 from subterminal anus.
(Modified and adapted from Babero, 1960).
Host: Didelphis albiventris (Lund, 1840).
Site of infection: intestine.
Locality: Neighborhood of Pampulha,
municipality of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas
Gerais.
References: Babero (1960) and Silva & Costa
(1999).
Trichuris opaca Barker & Noyes, 1915 (Figs 93).
TRICHINELLOIDEA
Trichuris didelphis Babero, 1960
(Trichurida (Figs 94-95).
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Brief morphometric data:
Males: length 21.8-24.9; esophageal region 13.1-
14.5; tick portion of body 8.7-10.4 long. Spicule
1.20-1.36 long. Spicular sheath (prepuce) usually
extends about 0.10-0.15 beyond rear end of the
body, where it ends in center of an ellipsoidal
expansion about 0.16-0.18 long. Total length of
spicular sheath about 0.18-0.25. Sheath and
proximal half of expansion densely covered with
small spines; these become shorter and sparse
before being replaced beyond equatorial region of
expansion by longitudinal ridges about 0.03 long.
Spicular diverticulum leaves cloaca 0.23-0.36
from distal end of body. Cloaca 1.7-2.1 long.
Ejaculatory duct and vas deferens, 2.1-2.6 and 4.0-
5.5 long, respectively. Testis with about 24-28
lobulations, originates near proximal end of cloaca,
about 1.70-2.10 from posterior extremity of body.
Females: length 21.9-23.7; esophageal region
14.3-15.1; tick portion of body 7.6-8.6 long. Ratio
of thick to esophageal portions of body about 1:1.7-
1:1.9. Vulva about 0.05-0.20 posterior to
esophagus/intestine junction. Ovejector 0.5 long.
Eggs 0.059-0.062 long, 0.029-0.033 wide. Rectum
0.25-0.43 long. Anus usually subterminal,
occasionally terminal. (Modified and adapted from
Tiner, 1950).
Host: Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818).
Site of infection: intestine.
Locality: Salvador, State of Bahia.
References: Tiner (1950) and Kuniy & Brasileiro
(2006).
Trichuris thrichomysi Torres, Nascimento,
Menezes, Garcia, Santos, Maldonado Jr, Miranda,
Lanfredi, Souza, 2011 (Figs 96)
Brief morphometric data:
Males: body 14.5-17.8 long. Esophagus 7.0-8.5
long, posterior of body 8.7-9.3 long. Width of
esophageal region at tip, 0.04-0.08; in midregion
0.10-0.15; at esophagus-intestinal junction 0.17-
0.18. Single testis with 33-38 lobes. Spicule 1.86-
2.78 long.
Females: body 27.5-32.3 long. Esophagus 12.7-
15.8 long, posterior of body 15.7-17.3 long. Width
of esophageal region at tip, 0.04-0.08; in midregion
0.08-0.13; at esophagus-intestinal junction 0.19-
0.28. Vulva located at 0.12-0.15 from anterior
extremity. Eggs 0.07 long, 0.03 wide. Rectum 0.40-
0.51 long. (Modified and adapted from Lopes
Torres et al., 2011).
Hosts: Thrichomys apereoides Lund, 1839 and T.
pachyurus (Wagner, 1845).
Site of infection: intestinal mucosal surface.
Localities: municipality of Capitão Andrade, State
of Minas Gerais, Nhumirin farm, Pantanal region
(Pantanal wetlands) State of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Reference: Torres et al. (2011).
The sequence of presentation refers to the taxon
(taxa) in italics/plain, in alphabetical order in each
section, host (s) in italics/bold, site (s) of infection,
locality (ies), and bibliographical reference (s).
Aspidodera raillieti Travassos, 1913, Capillaria
sp. Cruzia tentaculata (Rudolphi, Rudolphi, 1819)
Travassos, 1917, Gongylonema sp.,
Travassostrongylus orloff Travassos, 1935,
Turgida turgida (Rudolphi, 1819) Travassos, 1919,
Viannaia hamata Travassos, 1914, D. albiventris,
intestine, neighborhood of Pampulha, Belo
Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais.
Reference: Silva & Costa (1999).
Nematode species/groups from mammals
previously referred by Vicente et al. (1997)
occurring in other hosts
Aspidodera raillieti Travassos, 1913, Aspidodera
vazi Proença, 1937, Tolypeutes tricinctus
(Linnaeus, 1758), intestine, State of Pia,
Crassicauda crassicauda (Creplin, 1829) Leiper &
Atkinson, 1915, Balaenoptera borealis Lesson
1828, penis, urethra, intestine, municipality of
Arraial do Cabo, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758), penis,
urethra, intestine, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Crassicauda sp., Kogia breviceps (Blainville,
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1838), muscle, pleura, penis, northeastern coast,
Dipetalonema caudispina (Molin, 1858) Diesing,
1861, Brachyteles arachnoides (Geoffroy, 1806),
Leonthoptecus chrysopygus (Mikan, 1826),
Leontopithecus rosalia (Linnaeus, 1766),
Saguinus bicolor (Spix, 1823), abdominal cavity,
localities unavailable, Halocercus brasiliensis
Almeida, 1933, Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais, 1853),
southeastern coast, Halocercus brasiliensis
Almeida, 1933, Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen,
1833), littoral of the State of São Paulo, Stenella
clymene (Gray, 1850), lungs, northeastern coast,
Stenella longirostris (Gray, 1828), lungs,
northeastern coast, Halocercus sp., S. guianensis,
lungs, northeastern coast, Stenella coeruleoalba
(Meyen, 1833, lungs, northeastern coast, S.
longirostris, lungs, northeastern coast, Stenella sp.
lungs, northeastern coast, Physaloptera dilatata
(Rudolphi, 1819) Dujardin, 1845, Leontopithecus
rosalia (Linnaeus, 1766), Chiropotes satanas
(Hoffmannsegg, 1807), intestine, site of infection
unavailable. (Modified and adapted from Muniz-
Pereira et al., 2009 and Carvalho et al., 2010).
References: Santos et al. (1996), Muniz-Pereira et
al. (1999), Muniz-Pereira et al. (2009), Carvalho et
al. (2010) and Luque et al. (2010).
Cooperia pectinata (Linstow, Ransom, 1907,
Cooperia punctata (Linstow, 1907) Ransom, 1907,
Mazama americana (Erxleben, 1777), Mazama
gouazoubira (Fisher, 1814), Ozotocerus
besoarticus (Linnaeus, 1758), Blastocerus
dichotomus (Illiger, 1815), Haemonchus contortus
(Molin, 1860) Kadenazi, 1948, M. americana, M.
gouazoubira, O. besoarticus, Haemonchus similis
Travassos, 1914, Trichostrongylus axei (Cobbold,
1879) Railliet & Henry, 1909, Trichostrongylus
colubriformis (Giles, 1892) Ransom, 1911, M.
americana, M. gouazoubira, O. besoarticus, B.
dichotomus, municipalities of Promissão, SP
(specimens of B. dichotomus), Coxim, Pedro
Gomes and Corumbá (Pantanal wetlands), State of
Mato Grosso do Sul. (Modified and adapted from
Nascimento et al., 2000).
Reference: Nascimento et al. (2000).
Dirofilaria spectans Freitas & Lent, 1949, Lontra
longicaudis Olfers, 1818, Lagoa da Conceição
(Conceição Lagoon), municipality of
Florianópolis, State of Santa Catarina.
Reference: Soto (2000).
Syphacia (Syphacia) criceti (Vaz & Pereira, 1934)
Quentin, 1969, Mesocricetus auratus
(Waterhouse, 1839), pet shops, Rio de Janeiro,
State of Rio de Janeiro.
Reference: Pinto et al. (2001).
Trypanoxyuris (Trypanoxyuris) minutus
(Schneider, 1866) Inglis & Diaz-Ungria, 1960,
Alouatta guariba clamitans Cabrera, 1940, State
of Rio Grande do Sul.
Reference: Amato et al. (2002).
Dipetalonema graciliformis Freitas, 1964,
Saguinus mystax (Spix, 1823), Manaus, State of
Amazonas, Mododontus sp., Cacajao calvus
(Geoffroy, 1847, Rio Japurá (Japurá River), State
of Amazonas.
Reference: Gonçalves et al. (2002).
Litomosoides brasiliensis Almeida, 1936, Anoura
caudifer (Geoffroy, 1818), body cavity, State of
Amapá.
Reference: Mourão et al. (2002).
Aelurostrongylus obstrusus (Railliet, 1898)
Cameron, 1927, Herpailuris yaguarondi,
(Lacépède, 1809), municipality of Salobra, State of
Mato Grosso do Sul, Ancylostoma braziliense
Faria, 1910, H. yaguarondi, Belém, State of Pará,
municipality of Salobra, State of Mato Grosso do
Sul, Puma concolor (Linnaeus 1771), Zoological
Garden, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758),
municipality of Piratuba, State of Pará,
Ancylostoma caninum (Ercolani, 1859) Hall, 1913,
Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758), Ilha
Seca (Seca Island), State of São Paulo,
municipality of Salobra, State of Mato Grosso do
Sul, Aspidodera sp., Marmosa murina (Linnaeus,
1758), Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758),
municipality of Ubatuba, State of São Paulo,
Belém, State of Pará, Aspidodera raillieti
Travassos, 1913, Chironectes sp., municipality of
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Aurá, State of Pará, Didelphis sp., municipality of
Crato, State of Ceará, Aspidodera subulata (Molin,
1860) Railliet & Henry, 1912, Philander opossum
Linnaeus, 1758, municipality of Santa Tereza,
State of Espírito Santo, Bairdascaris dasypodina
(Baylis, 1922) Sprent, 1982, E. sexcinctus,
municipality of Lassance, State of Minas Gerais,
Capillaria sp., Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied,
1826, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Cruzia tentaculata Travassos, 1917, Chironectes
minimus (Zimmermann, 1780), Rio de Janeiro,
State of Rio de Janeiro, Didelphis albiventris
Lund, 1840, Belém, Pará, Didelphis sp., Rio de
Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Metachirops sp.,
Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Dipetalonema sp., Alouatta caraya (Humboldt,
1812), municipality of Barra Seca, State of Espírito
Santo, Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann,
1780), municipality of Aurá, State of Pará,
Dasyprocta sp., municipality of Lassance, State of
Minas Gerais, D.marsupialis, municipality of
Angra dos Reis, State of Rio de Janeiro, P.
opossum, municipality of Petrópolis, State of Rio
de Janeiro, municipality of Santa Teresa, State of
Espírito Santo, Dipetalonema gracilis (Rudolphi,
1809) Diesing, 1861, Cebus apella (Linnaeus,
1758), Cachoeira de Paciência (Paciência Fall),
State of Pará, municipality of Salobra, State of
Mato Grosso do Sul, Dirofilaria sp., Cerdocyon
thous (Linnaeus, 1766), municipality of Salobra,
State of Mato Grosso do Sul, L. longicaudis
(Olfers, 1818), municipality of Angra dos Reis,
State of Rio de Janeiro, Dirofilaria repens Railliet
& Henry, 1911, Nasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1766),
municipalities of Bodoquena and Salobra, State of
Mato Grosso do Sul, Dirofilaria spectans Freitas &
Lent, 1949, Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758),
municipality of Salobra, State of Mato Grosso do
Sul, L. longicaudis, municipality of Angra dos
Reis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Dracunculus sp., L.
longicaudis, municipality of Angra dos Reis, State
of Rio de Janeiro, Metachirus nudicaudatus
Desmarest, 1817, municipality of Bom Retiro,
State of Rio de Janeiro, Eucoleus fluminensis
(Freitas, 1946) Lopéz-Neyra, 1947, D.
m a r s u p i a l i s , Belém, State of Pará,
Eucyathostomum copulatum Molin, 1861,
Dasyprocta azarae Lichtenstein, 1823,
municipality of Salobra, State of Mato Grosso do
Sul, Filariopsis barretoi (Travassos, 1921) Rêgo,
1974, Cebus apella (Linnaeus, 1758), Rio de
Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Gongylonema
pulchrum Molin, 1857, Capra hircus Linnaeus,
1758, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Graphidiops assimilis Freitas & Mendonça, 1959,
Tamandua tetradactyla Linnaeus, 1758,
municipality of Salobra, State of Mato Grosso do
Sul, Hassalstrongylus sp., A. cursor, Galea wellsi
Osgard, 1832, municipalities of Engano and Santa
Teresa, State of Espírito Santo, Heligmostrongylus
sp, Sciurus aestuans Linnaeus, 1766, municipality
of Linhares, State of Espírito Santo,
Heligmostrongylus agouti (Neiva, Cunha &
Travassos, 1914) Durette-Desset & Chabaud,
1981, Agouti paca (Linnaeus, 1766), municipality
of Soóretama, State of Espírito Santo,
Helminthoxys urichi Cameron & Reesal, 1951, D.
azarae, municipalities of Rio de Janeiro and Angra
dos Reis, State of Rio de Janeiro, municipality of
Salobra, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Heterakis
sp., Proechymis cayenensis Desmarest, 1817,
municipality of São Marcos, State of Rio de
Janeiro, Heterostrongylus sp., D. marsupialis, Rio
de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Litomosoides
sp., Chironectes minimus, municipality of Aurá,
State of Pará, Litomosoides petteri Bain, Petit &
Berteax, 1980, M. murina, Belém, State of Pará,
Mammomonogamus laryngeus (Railliet, 1899)
Ryzikov, 1948, D. marsupialis, Belém, State of
Pará, Vale do Itaúna (Itaúna Valley), State of
Espírito Santo, Salvador, State of Bahia, Molineus
sp. Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782), State of Rio
Grande do Sul, Metastrongylus sp., D. aurita,
municipality of Soóretama, State of Espírito Santo,
Physaloptera sp. D. aurita, municipality of Angra
dos Reis, State of Rio de Janeiro, Leopardus wiedii
(Schinz, 1821), Philander opossum, Belém, State
of Pará, Physaloptera digitata Schneider, 1866,
Leopardus wiedii, Belém, State of Pará,
Physaloptera papillotruncata Molin, 1860,
Choleopus didactylus Linnaeus, 1758, Belém,
State of Pará, Physocephalus meridionalis (Molin,
1860) Hall, 1916, Agouti paca (Linnaeus, 1766),
municipalities of Cachoeiro do Tronco, State of
Pará, Engano, Soóretama and Linhares, State of
Espírito Santo, Protospirura muris (Gmelin, 1790)
Seurat, 1915, Holochilus physodes melanogaster
(Olfers, 1818), municipality of Salesópolis, State
of São Paulo, Rictularia sp., Tadarida brasiliensis
(Geoffroy, 1824), State of Rio de Janeiro,
Strongyloides sp., Agouti paca, municipality of
Linhares, State of Espírito Santo, Strongylus sp.,
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Agouti paca, municipality of Linhares, State of
Espírito Santo, Subulura sp., Didelphis aurita,
locality unavailable, Syphacia sp., Akodon cursor,
municipality of Engano, State of Espírito Santo,
Belém, State of Pará, Thelazia iheringi Travassos,
1918, Dasyprocta agouti Linnaeus, 1766,
municipality of Maracajú, State of Mato Grosso,
Toxascaris leonina (Linstow, 1902) Leiper, 1907,
Eira barbara, municipality of Barranco Alto, Rio
Aquidauana (Aquidauana River), State of Mato
Grosso do Sul, Puma concolor (Linnaeus 1771),
Zoological Garden, Rio de Janeiro and
municipality of Estrela, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Toxocara sp., Felis pardalis Linnaeus, 1758, State
of Mato Grosso, Toxocara canis (Werner, 1782)
Stiles, 1905, Cerdocyon thous, Rio de Janeiro,
State of Rio de Janeiro, Leopardus pardalis
Linnaeus, 1758, Belém, State of Pará, Puma
concolor, municipality of Estrela, State of Rio de
Janeiro, Toxocara mystax (Zeder, 1800) Stiles,
1907, Herpailurus yaguarondi, municipality of
Salobra, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Felis
pardalis, municipality of Piratuba, State of Pará,
municipality of Porto Cabral, State of São Paulo,
Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1778), locality
unavailable, Puma concolor, municipality of
Barreiro Rico, State of São Paulo, Felis pardalis,
State of Mato Grosso, Travassostrongylus callis
(Travassos, 1914) Orloff, 1933, D. aurita,
municipaliyties of Rio de Janeiro and Petrópolis,
State of Rio de Janeiro, municipality of Soóretama,
State of Espírito Santo, Trichuris sp., Dasyprocta
agouti, municipality of Angra dos Reis, State of
Rio de Janeiro, neighborhood of Ribeira, Rio de
Janeiro, and Rio Estrela (?) [Estrela River (?)],
State of Rio de Janeiro, municipality of Salobra,
State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Mus musculus
(Linnaeus, 1758), municipality of Lorena, State of
São Paulo, Philander opossum (Temminck, 1824),
municipality of Angra dos Reis, State of Rio de
Janeiro, Pseudalopex gymnocercus (Fischer,
1814), municipality of Salobra, State of Mato
Grosso do Sul, Trichuris minuta (Rudolphi,1819),
Chironectes sp., municipality of Salesópolis, State
of São Paulo, Dasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus,
1758, Belém, State of Pará, D. aurita,
municipalities of Rio de Janeiro and Petrópolis,
State of Rio de Janeiro, D. marsupialis,
municipality of Angra dos Reis, State of Rio de
Janeiro, Belém, State of Pará, Salvador, State of
Bahia, municipality of Linhares, State of Espírito
Santo, Marmosa murina, Belém, State of Pará.
Trichuris serratus (Linstow, 1879),
Gedoelst,1911), Felis silvestris Schreb, 1775, São
Paulo, State of São Paulo, Turgida turgida
(Rudolphi, 1819) Travassos, 1919, Chironectes
minimus, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro,
municipality of Santo Antônio, State of Pará,
Viannaia sp., Metachirops nudicaudatus,
municipality of Angra dos Reis, State of Rio de
Janeiro, Viannaia hamata Travassos, 1914,
Philander opossum, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de
Janeiro (Modified and adapted from Noronha et al.,
2002).
Reference: Noronha et al. (2002).
Stilestrongylus aculeata (Travassos, 1918)
Durette-Desset, 1971, Akodon cursor (Winger,
1887), small intestine, district of Suruí,
municipality of Magé, State of Rio de Janeiro.
Reference: Gomes et al. (2003).
Ancylostoma buckleyi Le Roux & Bioca, 1957,
Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766), municipality
of Itatinga, State of São Paulo.
Referência: Santos et al. (2003).
Capillaria sp., Sturnira (S.) magna De La Torre,
1966, stomach, Parque Nacional da Serra do
Divisor (Divisor Mountain National Park), State of
Amazonas.
Reference: Nogueira et al. (2004)
Helminthoxys urichi (Cameron & Reesal, 1951)
Hugot, 1986, Dasyprocta fuliginosa Wagler, 1832,
municipality of Barcelos, State of Amazonas.
Reference: Gonçalves et al. (2006).
Cosmocercoidea, Kathlaniidae, Alouatta guariba
clamitans Cabrera, 1940, municipality of
Campinas, State of São Paulo.
Reference: Santos et al. (2006).
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Figures 1-6. Ancylostoma pluridentatum. Fig. 1. Male, anterior portion. (After Schwartz, 1927). Fig. 2. Male, right
side of the bursa. Scale bar = 0.10. (After Thatcher, 1971). Fig. 3. Male, caudal bursa. (After Schwartz, 1927).
Avellaria intermedia. Fig. 4. Anterior of male. Fig. 5. Posterior of male. Fig. 6. Male, caudal bursa. (After Durette-
Desset et al., 2006).
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Figures 7-11. Viannella trichospicula. Fig. 7. Female, anterior portion. Fig. 8. Male, posterior extremity, with caudal
bursa. Fig. 9. Female, posterior portion, showing anal and vulvar apertures, ovejector and uterus. Fig. 10. Female,
cross section at mid-body, showing cuticular ridges. Fig. 11. Male, posterior extremity. (After Durette-Desset et al.,
2006).
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Figures 12-17. Stilestrongylus lanfrediae. Fig. 12. Male, anterior extremity. Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 13.
Male, posterior of body. Scale bar = 0.1 mm. Fig. 14. Female, cross-section through anterior body, at
posterior esophagus-intestinal junction. Scale bar = 0.02 mm. Scale bar common to figs 13-14. (After
Souza et al., 2009a). Angiostrongylus lenzii. Fig. 15. Male, anterior extremity (Scale bar = 0.05 mm). Fig.
16. Female, posterior extremity (Scale bar = 0.1 mm). Fig. 17. Male, posterior extremity. (Scale bar = 0.1
mm) (After Souza et al., 2009b).
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Figures 18-26. Stenurus globicephalae. Fig. 18. Anterior of female (Scale bar = 0.25 mm). Fig. 19. Posterior of male
Scale bar = 0.1 mm). Fig 20. Excised spicules. (Scale bar = 0.05 mm) (After Zylber et al. (2002). Longistriata
myopotami. Fig. 21. Male caudal bursa (Scale bar = 0.1 mm) (After Ryzhikov et al., 1979). Freitastrongylus angelae.
Fig, 22. Female, anterior portion. Fig. 23. Female, posterior portion. Fig. 24. Spicule. Fig. 25. Male caudal bursa.
(Scale bar = 0.1 mm). Fig. 26. Male, caudal bursa showing the genital cone. (Scale bar common to Figs 22, 23, 24, 26
= 0.1 mm). (After Gonçalves et al., 2002).
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Figures 27-33. Hadrostrongylus speciosum. Fig. 27. Male, anterior portion. Fig. 28. Synlophe, midbody transversal
section. Fig. 29. Spicules and gubernaculum. Fig. 30. Male caudal bursa. (Scale bars = 0.1 mm) (After Hoppe &
Nascimento, 2007). Moennigia littlei. Fig. 31. Male, anterior portion. Fig. 32. Male, caudal bursa. Fig 33. Spicules
and gubernaculum. (Scale bar common to Figs 32-33). (After Durette-Desset, 1970).
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Figures 34-39. Halocercus (Posthalocercus) kleinenbergi. Fig. 34. Cephalic end of body. Fig. 35. Female, caudal
end. Fig. 36. Male, caudal bursa. Fig. 37. Male, posterior extremity. Fig. 38. Male, gubernaculum. Fig. 39. Spicules
(After Delyamure, 1951).
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Figures 40-47. Dentostomella translucida. Fig. 40. Anterior of male. Fig. 41. Posterior of male. Fig. 42. Posterior of
female. (After Pilitt & Wightman, 1979). Gracilioxyuris agilisis. Fig. 43. Male, total. Fig. 44. Posterior of male.
(Scale bars = 0.10 mm). (After Feijó et al. 2008). Syphacia mesocriceti. Fig. 45. Male, total. Fig. 46. Head, apical
view. Fig. 47. Male, posterior portion, ventral view. (After Dick et al., 1973).
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Figures 48-58. Anisakis physeteris. Fig. 48. Posterior of male, lateral view. Fig. 49. Posterior extremity of male,
ventral view. Fig. 50. Esophagus-intestine junction. (Scale bar of Fig. 50 = 0.1 mm, common to figs 48-49). (After
Davey, 1971). Anisakis simplex. Fig. 51. Anterior extremity, showing lips. Fig. 52. Posterior of male, ventral view.
Fig. 53. Esophagus-intestine junction. (Scale bars = 0.10 mm) (After Davey, 1971). Anisakis typica. Fig. 54. Anterior
extremity, showing lips. Fig. 55. Posterior of male, ventral view. Fig. 56. Esophagus-intestine junction. (Scale bar of
Fig 51, common to Figs 54, 55, 56 = 0.10 mm. (After Davey, 1971). Physaloptera herthameyrae. Fig. 57. Anterior of
male. Fig. 58. Posterior of male. (Scale bars = 0.50 mm). (After Torres et al., 2009).
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Figures 59-64. Parabronema pecariae. Fig. 59. Male, anterior portion (Scale bar, common to Figs 60, 61 = 0.2 mm).
Fig. 60. Male, anterior extremity. Fig. 61. Male, posterior portion. (After Vicente et al., 2000). Thelazia
californiensis. Fig. 62. Male, anterior portion. Fig. 63. Male, posterior extremity. Fig. 64. Male, posterior portion.
(After Pinto et al., 1998).
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Figures 65-73. Litomosoides chagasfilhoi. Fig. 65. Male, anterior portion. (Scale bar = 0.10 mm). Fig. 66. Male,
anterior extremity, showing buccal capsule. (Scale bar = 0.05 mm. Fig. 67. Male, posterior portion. (Scale bar = 0.10
mm). Fig. 68. Male, left spicule (Scale bar = 0.10 mm). Fig. 69. Right spicule. (Scale bar = 0.05 mm) (After Moraes
Neto et al., 1997). Molinema nattereri. Fig. 70. Male, anterior portion. Fig. 71. Male, anterior extremity. Fig. 72.
Female, anterior portion. Fig. 73. Male, posterior portion. (After Guerrero & Bain, 2001).
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Figures 74-79. Trichosfeitasi lenti. Fig.74. Female, anterior portion. Fig. 75. Femela, posterior portion. Fig. 76.
Male, bursa (After Sutton & Durett-Desset, 1991). Chiroptenema glabocephala. Fig. 77. Male, bursa. Fig.78.
Anterior portion. 79. Head apical view (After Durette-Desset & Tchéprakoff, 1977).
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Figures 80-83. Syphacia carlotosi. Fig. 80. Complete male specimen. Fig. 81. Posterior extremity male ventral view.
(After Robles & Navone, 2007a). Fig. 82-83. Syphacia kinsellai. Fig.82. Complete male specimen. Fig. 83.
Posterior extremity male ventral view. (After Robles & Navone, 2007b).
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Figures 84-88. Pterygodermatites (Multipectines) pluripectinata. Fig. 84. Anterior portion lateral view. Fig. 85.
Midbody region lateral view. Fig. 86. Male caudal portion, ventral view. Fig. 87. Male caudal portion lateral view. Fig
88. Female tail tip, lateral view. (After Hoppe et al., 2010).
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Figures 89-92. Litomosoides odilae. Fig. 89. Male bucal capsula. Fig. 90. Male posterior region. Fig. 91. Male
posterior region papillae. Fig. 92. Male spicules. (After Notarnicola & Navone, 2002).
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Figures 93-96. Fig. 93. Trichuris opaca. Caudal end of male (After Tiner, 1950). Fig. 94. Trichuris didelphis. Vulvar
area female. Fig. 95. Trichuris didelphis. Caudal end of male. (After Babero, 1960). Fig. 96. Trichuris trichomysi.
Caudal end of male. (After Torres et al., 2011).
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Angiostrongylus vasorum (Railliet, 1866),
Cerdocyon thous Linnaeus, 1766, municipality of
Juiz de Fora, State of Minas Gerais.
Reference: Duarte et al. (2007).
Pterygodermatites (Paucipectines) jägerskiöldi
(Lent & Freitas, 1935) Quentin, 1969,
Gracilinanus agilis Burmeister, 1854,
Gracilinanus microtarsus Wagner, 1842, Pantanal
(Wetlands), State of Mato Grosso, Floresta
Atlântica (Atlantic Forest).
Reference: Torres et al. (2007).
Aspidodera binansata Raiiliet & Henry, 1915,
Moennigia littlei Durette-Desset, 1970
Strongyloides ratti Sandground, 1925, Dasypus
novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758, municipality of
Aquidauana, State of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Reference: Hoppe & Nascimento (2007).
Ancylostoma caninum (Ercolani, 1859) Hall, 1913,
Pseudalopex gymnocercus (Fischer, 1814),
Capillaria hepatica (Bancroft, 1893) Travassos,
1915, Molineus felinus Cameron, 1923,
Strongyloides sp., Trichuris sp., Cerdocyon thous
(Linnaeus, 1766), Pseudalopex gymnocercus,
municipalities of Pedro Osório and Pelotas, State
of Rio Grande do Sul.
Reference: Ruas et al. (2008).
Ancylostoma caninum (Ercolani, 1859), Hall,
1913, Hadrostrongylus ransomi (Travassos, 1935)
Hoppe, Araújo de Lima, Tebaldi, Athayde &
Nascimento, 2009 (= Delicata ransomi Travassos,
1935), Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus, 1758),
small intestine, municipality of Patos, State of
Paraíba.
Reference: Hoppe et al. (2009).
Dioctophyma renale (Goeze, 1782) Collet-
Meygret, 1802, Galictis cuja (Molina, 1782),
Capillaria hepatica (Bancroft, 1893) Travassos,
1915, Spirometra sp., Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus,
1766), Lycalopex gymnocercus (Fischer, 1814)
[=Pseudalopex gymnocercus (Fisher, 1814)],
municipality of Pelotas, State of Rio Grande do
Sul.
Reference: Muller et al. (2009).
Aelustrongylus sp., Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus,
1766), heart, State of Mato Grosso do Sul,
Ancylostoma braziliense Faria, 1910, Puma
(Herpailurus) yaguarondi (Geoffroy, 1803),
intestine, State of Mato Grosso, Ancylostoma
caninum (Ercolani, 1859), Panthera onca
(Linnaeus, 1758), site of infection unavailable,
State of Mato Grosso, Lycalopex sp., small
intestine, State of Rio de Janeiro, Puma
(Herpailurus) yaguarondi, intestine, State of
Mato Grosso, Angiostrongylus sp., Eira barbara
(Linnaeus, 1758), heart, State of Mato Grosso do
Sul, Angiostrongylus raillieti (Travassos, 1927),
Nasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1776), mesentery, State
of Paraná, Capillaria sp., Puma concolor
(Linnaeus, 1771), bronchi, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Dioctophyma sp., Crysocyon brachyurus (Illiger,
1815), abdominal cavity, State of São Paulo,
Galictis vittata (Schreber, 1776), kidney, State of
Rio de Janeiro, N. nasua, abdominal cavity, State
of Pará, Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818), kidney,
State of Rio de Janeiro, Speothos venaticus (Lund,
1842), kidney, State of Mato Grosso, Dirofilaria
sp., Galictis cuja (Molina, 1782), heart, State of
Rio de Janeiro, N. nasua, pulmonary artery, heart,
State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Procyon cancrivorus
(Cuvier, 1798), under the skin, State of Rio de
Janeiro, Pteronoura brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1788),
under the skin, State of Mato Grosso do Sul,
Dirofilaria incrassata (Molin, 1858), P.
cancrivorus, under the skin, State of Rio de
Janeiro, Dirofilaria repens, Cerdocyon thous,
under the skin, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Filaria
carvalhoi Freitas & Lent, 1937, E. barbara, under
the skin, State of Mato Grosso do Sul,
Mammomonogamus sp, P. concolor, bronchi, State
of Rio de Janeiro, Molineus sp., Potos flavus
(Schreber, 1774), intestine, State of Pará, Molineus
major Cameron, 1936, P. brasiliensis, lungs, State
of Mato Grosso do Sul, Necator americanus
(Stiles, 1902), P. flavus, intestine, State of Pará,
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Pearsonema feliscati (Diesing, 1851),
Pearsonema linsi (Freitas & Lent, 1935), C. thous,
urinary bladder, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Physaloptera sp., C. thous, stomach, State of Mato
Grosso do Sul, Physaloptera preputialis Linstow,
1889, C. thous, stomach, State of Paraná,
Strongyloides sp., C. thous, G. vittata, small
intestine, State of Rio de Janeiro, Subulura
amazonica Pereira & Machado Filho, 1968, P.
brasiliensis, small intestine, State of Amazonas,
Subulura interrogans, Lent & Freitas, 1935, P.
brasiliensis, large intestine, State of Amazonas,
Trichuris sp., Leopardus tigrinus (Schreber,
1775), site of infection and locality unavailable,
Trichuris vulpis (Froelich, 1789), C. thous, cecum,
State of Mato Grosso do Sul. (Modified and
adapted from Vieira et al., 2008).
References: Muniz-Pereira et al. (2009) and Vieira
et al. (2008).
Pterygodermatites (Paucipectines) jägerskiöldi
(Lent & Freitas, 1935) Quentin, 1969, Spirura
guianensis (Ortlepp, 1924) Chitwood, 1934, G.
agilis, Turgida turgida (Rudolphi, 1819)
Travassos, 1919, Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792,
Pantanal (Wetlands), State of Mato Grosso
(Modified and adapted from Torres et al., 2009).
Reference: Torres et al. (2009).
Dioctophyma renale (Goeze, 1782) Collet-
Meygret, 1802, C. thous, Rio de Janeiro, State of
Rio de Janeiro.
Reference: Ribeiro et al. (2009).
Strongyloides sp., Leopardus tigrinus Schreber,
1775, municipality of Botucatu, State of São Paulo.
Reference: Santos et al. (2009).
Capillaria hydrochoeri (Travassos, 1916)
Moravec, 1982, Strongyloides sp., Trichuris sp.
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus, 1766),
intestine, municipality of Rio Grande, State of Rio
Grande do Sul.
Reference: Sinkoc et al. (2009).
Heligmostrongylus almeidai (Travassos, 1927)
Durette-Desset & Chabaud, 1981,
Heligmostrongylus crucifer (Travassos, 1943)
Durette-Desset & Chabaud, 1981, Pudica
cercomysi (Durette-Desset & Tchéprakoff, 1969)
Durette-Deset, 1971, Thrichomys pachyurus
(Wagner, 1845), intestine, Brazilian Pantanal
(Wetlands) (Modified and adapted from Simões et
al. 2010).
Reference: Simões et al. (2010).
Trypanoxyuris minutus (Schneider, 1866),
Alouatta guariba clamitans Cabrera, 1940,
municipality of Juiz de Fora, State of Minas Gerais.
Reference: Souza et al. (2010).
Avellaria sp., Trichuris sp., A. cursor, A.
montensis, O. nigripes, intestine, Serra dos Órgãos
(Órgãos Mountain), Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de
Janeiro, Litomosoides silvai Padilha & Faria, 1977,
Stilestrongylus aculeata (Travassos, 1918)
Durette-Desset, 1971 (= Longistriata aculeata
Travassos, 1918), Stilestrongylus eta (Travassos,
1937) Durette-Desset, 1971 (=Longistriata eta
Travassos, 1937), A. montensis, O. nigripes,
intestine, Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,
Protospirura numidica Seurat, 1914*, A. cursor,
A. montensis, O. nigripes, intestine, Serra dos
Órgãos (Órgãos mountain) Rio de Janeiro, State of
Rio de Janeiro (Modified and adapted from Simões
et al., 2011).
* It seems more likely that this species was
misunderstood with Protospirura numidica
criceticola Quentin, Karimi & Almeida, 1968, that
was referred occurring in Zygodontomys lasiurus
pixuna Moojen, 1943 and Calomys callosus
(Renger, 1830) in Brazil (Vicente et al., 1997).
References: Quentin et al. (1968), Vicente et al.
(1997) and Simões et al. (2011).
Ascaris sp, Strongyloides sp., Trichuris trichiura
(Linnaeus, 1769), Trichuris vulpis (Froelich, 1789)
Smith, 1908, C. brachiurus, intestine, Parque
Nacional das Emas (Emas National Park) State of
Goiás.
Reference: Braga et al. (2010).
Dioctophyma renale (Goeze, 1782) Collet-
Meygret, 1802, Cebus apella Linnaeus, 1766,
abdominal cavity, Centro Nacional de Primatas
(National Primate Center), municipality of
Ananindeua, State of Pará.
Reference: Ishizaki et al. (2010).
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Turgida turgida (Rudolphi, 1819) Travassos, 1919,
Didelphis albiventris (Lund, 1840), intestine,
municipality of Campo Grande, State of Mato
Grosso do Sul.
Reference: Humberg et al. (2011).
Summarized check list of mammalian hosts and
respective parasite nematodes (alphabetical
order). Nematode and host species that are
followed by an astherisc (*) have not been
reported by Vicente et al. (1997). In this section,
authorities of species are omitted, since they
appear along the text.
Agouti paca, Heligmostrongylus agouti,
Physocephalus meridionalis, Strongyloides sp.,
Strongylus sp., A. cursor, Avellaria sp.
Guerrerostrongylus zeta (= Hassalstrongylus
zeta), Hassalstrongylus sp., Litomosoides
chagasfilhoi (*), L. odilae (*), Protospirura
numidica, Stilestrongylus lanfrediae (*),
Strongylus aculeata, Syphacia carlitosi (*),
Syphacia kinsellai (*), Syphacia sp.,
Trichofreitasia lenti (*), Trichuris sp., A.
montensis (*), Angiostrongylus lenzii (*),
Avellaria sp., Guerrerostrongylus zeta,
Litomosoides odilae, L. silvai, Protospirura
numidica, Stilestrongylus aculeata, S. lanfrediae,
Stilestrongylus sp., Syphacia carlitosi, S. kinsellai,
Trichofreitasia lentii, Trichuris sp., A. belzebul
ululata (*), Ascaris elongata (*) [species
inquirenda], A. caraya, Dipetalonema sp., A.
guariba clamitans (*), Cosmocercoidea,
Kathlaniidae, Trypanoxyurus (T.) minutus, A.
caudifer (*), Litomosoides brasiliensis, A.
planirostris (*), Cheiropteronema globicephala
(*), B. borealis (*), Crassicauda crassicauda,
Pseudoterranova sp. (*), B. physalus (*),
Crassicauda sp., Pseudoterranova sp.,
Brachyteles arachnoides, Dipetalonema
caudispina, Blastocerus dichotomus, Cooperia
pectinata, C. punctata, Haemonchus similis,
Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, C. hircus,
Gongylonema pulchrum, C. calvus, Monodontus
sp., C. apella, Dipetalonema gracilis, Filariopsis
barretoi, C. thous, Aelustrongylus sp.,
Ancylostoma buckleyi, Angiostrongylus vasorum,
Capillaria hepatica, Dioctophyma renale,
Dirofilaria repens, Dirofilaria sp., Pearsonema
feliscati, Physaloptera preputialis, Physaloptera
sp., Pterygodermatites (Paucipectines) pectinata
(*), Spirometra sp., Strongyloides sp., Toxocara
canis, Trichuris vulpis, Trichuris sp., C.
subspinosus (*), Trichuris opaca (*), C. minimus,
Cruzia tentaculata, Dipetalonema sp.,
Litomosoides sp., Turgida turgida, Chironectes
sp., Aspidodera raillieti, Trichuris minuta, C.
satanas (*), Physalopetera dilatata, C. didactylus,
Physaloptera papillotruncata, C. chinga,
Molineus sp., C. brachyurus, Ascaris sp.,
Dioctophyma sp., Strongyloides sp., Trichuris
trichiura, T. vulpis, D. agouti, Thelazia iheringi,
Trichuris sp., D. azarae, Eucyathostomum
copulatum, Helminthoxys urichi, D. fuliginosa,
Avellaria intermedia (*), Freitastrongylus angelae
(*), Helminthoxys urichi, Vianella trichospicula
(*), D. leporina, Freitastrongylus angelae,
Dasyprocta sp., Dipetalonema sp., D.
novemcinctus, Aspidodera binansata,
Hadrostrongylus speciosum (*), Moennigia littlei
(*), Strongyloides ratti, Trichuris minuta, D.
albiventris (*), Aspidodera raillieti, Capillaria sp.,
Cruzia tentaculata, Gongylonema sp.,
Travassostrongylus orloff, Trichuris didelphis (*),
Turgida turgida, Viannaia hamata, D. aurita,
Capillaria sp., Metastrongylus sp., Physaloptera
sp., Subulura sp., Travassostrongylus callis,
Trichuris minuta, D. marsupialis, Aspidodera sp,
Dipetalonema sp. Eucoleus fluminensis,
Heterostrongylus sp., Mammomonoganus
laryngeus, Trichuris minuta, D. virginiana (*),
Turgida turgida, Didelphis sp. Aspidodera raillieti,
Cruzia tentaculata, Echimys (?) didelphoides (*),
M o l i n e m a n a t t e re r i (*), E. barbara,
Angiostrongylus sp., Dirofilaria repens, D.
spectans, Filaria carvalhoi, Toxascaris leonina, E.
sexcinctus, Ancylostoma caninum, Bayrdascaris
dasypodina, Hadrostrongylus ransomi, F.
pardalis, Toxocara mystax, Toxocara sp., F.
silvestris, Trichuris serratus, F. attenuata (*),
Anisakis simplex (*), Galea wellsi (*),
Hassalstrongylus sp., G. cuja (*), Dioctophyma
renale, Dirofilaria sp., Strongyloides sp., G.
macrorhynchus (*), Anisakis typica (*), Stenurus
globicephalae (*), G. agilis (*), Gracilioxyuris
agilisis (*), Physaloptera herthameyrae (*),
Pterygodermatites (Paucipctines) gerskioldi,
Spirura guianensis, G. microtarsus (*),
Pterygodermatites (Paucipctines) jägerskioldi, G.
chryseus (*), Anisakis sp. (*), H. yaguarondi,
Aelurostrongylus obtusus, Ancylostoma
braziliensis, Toxocara mystax, H. physodes
melanogaster (*), Protospirura muris, H.
hydrochaeris, Capillaria hydrochoeri,
Strongyloides sp., Trichuris sp., K. breviceps (*),
Anisakis physeteris (*), A. typica, Anisakis sp.,
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Crassicauda sp., Pseudoterranova, K. sima (*),
Anisakis sp., L. hosei (*), Anisakis sp., L. pardalis,
Ancylostoma braziliense, Toxocara canis,
Strongyloides sp., L. tigrinus (*), Strongyloides sp.
L. wiedii, Ancylostoma pluridentatum (*),
Physaloptera digitata, Physaloptera sp., L.
rosalia, Crassicauda sp., Physaloptera digitata, L.
longicaudis, Dioctophyma sp., Dirofilaria
spectans, Dirofilaria sp., Dracunculus sp.,
Dirofilaria spectans, Lycalopex gymnocercus (*),
Capillaria hepatica, Spirometra sp., L. sp. (*),
Ancylostoma caninum, M. americana, Cooperia
pectinata, C. punctata, Haemonchus contortus, H.
similis, Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, M.
gouazoubira (*), Cooperia pectinata, C. punctata,
Haemonchus contortus, H. similis,
Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, Thelazia
californiensis (*), M. murina, Aspidodera sp.,
Litomosoides petteri, Trichuris minuta, M.
unguiculatus (*), Dentostomella translucida (*),
M. auratus (*), Syphacia (S.) criceti, S.
mesocriceti (*), Metachirops sp. (*), Cruzia
tentaculata, M. nudicaudatus (*), Dracunculus sp.
Viannaia sp., M. coypus, Longistriata myopotami
(*), M. musculus, Trichuris sp., N. nasua,
Angiostrongylus raillieti, Dioctophyma sp.,
Dirofilaria repens, Dirofilaria sp., O. nigripes (*),
Avellaria sp., Guerrerostrongylus zeta,
Litomosoides odilae, Litomosoides silvai,
Protospirura numidica, Stilestrongylus aculeata,
S. lanfrediae, Syphacia carlitosi, S. kinsellai,
Trichofreitasia lenti, Trichuris sp., O. bezoarticus,
Cooperia pectinata, C. punctata, Haemonchus
contortus, H. similis, Trichostrongylus axei, T.
colubriformis, P. tajacu, Parabronema pecari (*),
P. electra (*), Anisakis typica, Anisakis sp.,
Stenurus globicephala, P. onca, Ancylostoma
caninum, Toxocara mystax, P. opossum,
Aspidodera subulata, Dipetalonema sp.,
Physaloptera sp., Trichuris sp., Viannaia hamata,
P. dioptrica (*), Anisakis simplex, P. catodon (*),
Anisakis physeteris, P. macrocephalus (*),
Anisakis sp., P. blainvillei (*), Anisakis typica, P.
flavus, Molineus sp., Necator americanus, P.
cancrivorus, Dirofilaria incrassata, Dirofilaria
sp., P. cayanensis, Heterakis sp., P. gymnocercus
(*), Ancylostoma caninum, Strongyloides sp.,
Trichuris sp., P. crassidens (*), Anisakis simplex, P.
brasiliensis, Dirofilaria sp., Molineus major,
Subulura interrogans, P. concolor, Ancylostoma
braziliense, A. pluridentatum, Capillaria sp.,
Mammomonogamus sp., Toxocara canis, T.
mystax, Toxascaris leonina, P. (Herpaylurus)
yagouaroundi (*), Ancylostoma braziliense, A.
caninum, S. bicolor, Crassicauda sp.,
Dipetalonema graciliformis, S. mystax,
Dipetalonema graciliformis, S. aestruans,
Heligmostrongylus sp., S. fluviatilis (*), Anisakis
typica, Halocercus brasiliensis, S. guianensis (*),
Anisakis physeteris, A. typica, Anisakis sp.,
Contracaecum sp. (*), Halocercus
(Posthalocercus) kleinenbergi (*), Halocercus sp.,
S. venaticus (*), Dioctophyma sp., S. clymene (*),
Anisakis typica, Anisakis sp., Halocercus
brasiliensis, Halocercus brasiliensis, Halocercus
sp., S. coeruleoalba (*), Anisakis typica, Anisakis
sp., S. frontalis (*), Anisakis sp., Halocercus sp., S.
longirostris (*), Anisakis typica, Anisakis sp.,
Halocercus brasiliensis, Stenella sp. (*),
Halocercus sp., S. bredanensis (*), Anisakis
typica, Anisakis sp., S. (S.) magna (*), Capillaria
sp., T. brasiliensis, Rictularia sp., T. tetradactyla,
Graphidiops assimilis, Trichomys pachyurus,
Heligmostrongylus almeidai, H. crucifer, Pudica
cercomysi, T. pecari, Parabronema pecari, T.
tricinctus, Aspidodera raillieti, A. vazi, T.
apereoides (*), Trichris thrichomysi (*), T.
pachyurus (*), Heligmostrongylus almeidai, H.
crucifer, Pudica cercomysi, T. truncatus (*),
Anisakis sp.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
To Grzegorz Zalesny, Department of Invertebrate
Systematics and Ecology, Institute of Biology,
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life
Sciences, Kozuchowska Wroclaw, Poland, for the
supply of reprints and translation of Russian texts
into English, Arnaldo Maldonado Júnior,
Laboratory of Biology and Parasitology of Wild
and Reservoirs Mammals, Oswaldo Cruz Institute,
Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, David Gibson,
Zoology Department, Natural History Museum,
London, England, František Moravec, Institute of
Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Academy of
Sciences, eské Budejovice, Czech Republic,
Geraldine Ramallo, Invertebrate Institute, Miguel
Lillo Foundation, San Miguel de Tucumán,
Argentina, Juliana Marigo, MAQUA-UERJ, Rio
de Janeiro, RJ, BioPesca Project, São Paulo, SP,
Brazil, Maria del Rosario Robles, Parasitological
and Vectors Study Center, (CEPAVE, CONICET),
National University of La Plata, Argentina, Marie-
Claude Durette-Desset, National Museum of
Natural History, Paris, France, Mirna C Oviedo,
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Abraham Willink Entomology Superior Institute,
Miguel Lillo Foundation, San Miguel de Tucumán,
National University of Tucumán, Argentina,
Walter Graeber, Library of the Information and
Documentation Nucleus, São Paulo Biological
Institute, São Paulo, Brazil, for the supply of
reprints and to Magda Sanches, Laboratory of
Helminth Parasites of Vertebrates, Oswaldo Cruz
Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for personal
assistance and to Conselho Nacional de
Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
(National Council for Scientific and Technological
Development), CNPq, Brazil, for the partial
financial support to one of the authors (RMP),
Proc. nr. 300071/2008-6.
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