Helminths in the common opossum Didelphis marsupialis (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae), with a checklist of helminths parasitizing marsupials from Peru

Autores/as

  • Jhon D. Chero
  • Gloria Sáez
  • Carlos Mendoza-Vidaurre
  • José Iannacone Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM, Perú)
  • Celso L. Cruces

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2017.07.004

Palabras clave:

Plagiorchis didelphidis, Rhopalias coronatus, Mammals, Philander opossum, Neotropical, Metachirus nudicaudatus

Resumen

Between May and November 2015, 8 specimens of Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758 (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) collected in San Martín, Peru were examined for the presence of helminths. A total of 582 helminths representing 11 taxa were identified (2 digeneans and 9 nematodes). Five new host records and 4 species of nematodes [Gongylonemoides marsupialis (Vaz & Pereira, 1934) Freitas & Lent, 1937, Trichuris didelphis Babero, 1960, Viannaia hamata Travassos, 1914 and Viannaia viannaia Travassos, 1914] are added to the composition of the helminth fauna of the marsupials in this country. Further, a checklist of all available published accounts of helminth parasites reported from Peru is provided. To date, a total of 38 helminth parasites have been recorded. Digeneans have the highest species richness in number and percentage (n = 19, 50%), followed by nematodes (n = 17, 45%) and acanthocephalans (n = 2, 5%). The parasites with the highest number of records were the digeneans Plagiorchis didelphidis (Parona, 1896) Stossich, 1904 (n = 4) and Rhopalias coronatus Kifune & Uyema, 1982 (n = 4) and the nematode Aspidodera sp. (n = 4). Additional sampling in this country will probably increase the richness of the helminthological inventory of this group of mammals.

Biografía del autor/a

Jhon D. Chero

Laboratorio de Parasitología. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática (FCNNM). Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV). El Agustino, Lima, Perú.

Gloria Sáez

Laboratorio de Parasitología. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática (FCNNM). Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV). El Agustino, Lima, Perú.

Carlos Mendoza-Vidaurre

Universidad Alas Peruanas (UAP). Tarapoto, San Martín, Perú.

José Iannacone, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM, Perú)

Laboratorio de Ecología y Biodiversidad Animal (LEBA). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática (FCNNM). Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV). El Agustino, Lima, Perú.

 Laboratorio de Invertebrados. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas. Universidad Ricardo Palma (URP). Santiago de Surco, Lima, Perú.

Celso L. Cruces

Laboratorio de Parasitología. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática (FCNNM). Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV). El Agustino, Lima, Perú.

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