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| Title |
First record of Porocephalus cf. clavatus (Pentastomida: Porocephalida) as a parasite on Bothrops asper (Squamata: Viperidae) in Costa Rica
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| Published in |
Brazilian Journal of Biology, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/1519-6984.01414 |
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| Authors |
G. Alvarado, A. Sánchez-Monge |
| Abstract |
Pentastomids are parasites that infect respiratory cavities of vertebrates, they are pretty common but poorly known in wildlife veterinary. A Bothrops asper snake (Garman, 1884) was captured in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica and had its lung infested with pentastomids, identified as ca Porocephalus clavatus (Wyman, 1845). This represents the first record of Porocephalus (Humboldt, 1812) on B. asper as well as P. cf. clavatus in Costa Rica. Further studies are needed to clarify their taxonomic position, images and scanning electron microscopy photographs (SEM) of the specimens are given. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 8 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 25% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 13% |
| Professor | 1 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 13% |
| Other | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 1 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 38% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 25% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 2 | 25% |