Occurrence of infection by Platynosomum illiciens (Braun, 1901) in captive neotropical primates
Autor
Silva, Klena Sarges Marruaz da
Silva, Reinaldo J
Pereira, Washington Luiz Assunção
Resumo
Platynosomum illiciens (Trematoda, Plagiorchida)
is a trematode parasite reported in felids and falconiforms.
It was identified in the gall bladder of eight captive
neotropical necropsied primates from the National Primate
Center (CENP), Ananindeua, State of Para´, Brazil. This is the
first description of Platynosomum illiciens as a parasite of
primates.
Referência
SILVA, Klena Sarges Marruaz da; SILVA, Reinaldo J.; PEREIRA, Washington Luiz Assunção. Occurrence of infection by Platynosomum illiciens (Braun, 1901) in captive neotropical primates. Primates, v. 53, n. 1, p. 79-82, 2012.DeCs
Primatas / anatomia & histologiaTrematódeos / parasitologia
Doenças dos Macacos / parasitologia
Doenças Parasitárias em Animais