Amphimerus bragai N. Sp. (Digenea: Opisthorchiidae), a Parasite of the Rodent Nectomys squamipes (Cricetidae) from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Amphimerus bragai n.sp. (Digenea, Opisthorchiidae) from the bile ducts of a rodent from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Nectomys squamipes (Cricetidae), is described. The new species was studied by both light and scanning electron microscopy. A table is presented comparing the measurements of the...

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Autores: Moraes-Neto, Antonio Henrique Almeida de, Thatcher, Vernon E., Lanfredi, Reinalda Marisa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1998
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional do INPA
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio:1/14560
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/14560
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Animals
Arvicolinae
Bile Duct Disease
Brasil
Classification
Comparative Study
Histology
Intrahepatic Bile Duct
Parasitology
Pathogenicity
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Trematode
Animal
Bile Duct Diseases
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic
Opisthorchidae
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Sumario:Amphimerus bragai n.sp. (Digenea, Opisthorchiidae) from the bile ducts of a rodent from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Nectomys squamipes (Cricetidae), is described. The new species was studied by both light and scanning electron microscopy. A table is presented comparing the measurements of the new species with those of A. lancea (Diesing, 1850) and A. vallecaucensis Thatcher, 1970, parasites of dolphins and marsupials, respectively. The new species is similar in size and body form to A. vallecaucensis from which it differs in having a vitellarium that extends to the acetabuhum while that of the former species are limited to the posterior one-third of the body. Additionally, the new species is from a rodent.