Rediscovery of Pachysentis gethi (Acanthocephala: Oligacanthorhynchidae), a parasite of wild lesser grison Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Brazil

Luís C. Muniz-Pereira; Pilar Corrêa; Cecília Bueno; Fabiano Matos Vieira

doi:10.1016/j.rmb.2016.10.010

Rediscovery of Pachysentis gethi (Acanthocephala: Oligacanthorhynchidae), a parasite of wild lesser grison Galictis cuja (Carnivora: Mustelidae) from Brazil

Authors

Luís C. Muniz-Pereira
Pilar Corrêa
Cecília Bueno
Fabiano Matos Vieira Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Pós Graduação em Comportamento e Biologia Animal, Laboratório de Taxonomia e Ecologia de Helmintos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2016.10.010

Keywords:

Acanthocephala, Neotropical region, Carnivore mammal, Parasite

Abstract

We report the acanthocephalan Pachysentis gethi parasitizing lesser grison Galictis cuja from Brazil. This study is the first report of this acanthocephalan species since the original description from 1950. Therefore, this report constitutes the rediscovery of this parasite after 65 years of its unique record.