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REDESCRIPTION OF TEJIDOTAENIA APPENDICULATA (BAYLIS, 1947) (CESTODA: PROTEOCEPHALIDEA), A PARASITE OF TUPINAMBIS TEGUIXIN (SAURIA: TEIIDAE) FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Rego, Amilcar Arandas et al. | Date Issued: 2000
Author
Rego, Amilcar Arandas
Chambrier, Alain de
Affilliation
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Helmintologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Natural History Museum. Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract
The species Tejidotaenia appendiculata (Baylis, 1947), a parasite found in teju, Tupinambis teguixin is redescribed and a new diagnosis is provided. The species is characterized by the anterior position of the ovary and the peculiar shape of suckers. It is the first record of this species in Brazil.
Keywords in Portuguese
Tejidotaenia
Proteocephalidea
Lacertilia
Cestódeos
Região Neotropical
Brasil
 
Keywords
Tejidotaenia
Cestode
Proteocephalidea
Lacertilia
Neotropical region
Brazil
 
Publisher
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Citation
REGO, Amilcar Arandas; CHAMBIER, Alain de. Redescription of Tejidotaenia appendiculata (Baylis, 1947) (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea), a Parasite of Tupinambis teguixin (Sauria: Teiidae) from South America. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, v. 95, n. 2, p. 161-165, Mar./Apr. 2000.
DOI
10.1590/S0074-02762000000200005
ISSN
0074-0276