The first report of Cosmocerca parva (Nematoda: Cosmocercidae) from Colostethus fraterdanieli (Anura: Dendrobatidae) in Colombia

We discovered the nematode parasite, Cosmocerca parva, in C. fraterdanieli; this is the first record of this nematode species inColombia and C. fraterdanieli is a novel host of C. parva.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sandra M. Sánchez, Giovanny A. Araque, Paul David A. Gutiérrez-Cárdenas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-12-01
Series:Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology
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Online Access:http://www.phyllomedusa.esalq.usp.br/articles/volume9/number2/92133139.pdf
Description
Summary:We discovered the nematode parasite, Cosmocerca parva, in C. fraterdanieli; this is the first record of this nematode species inColombia and C. fraterdanieli is a novel host of C. parva.
ISSN:1519-1397