Publications by authors named "David Fernandez Conga"
Occurrence of parasitism promoted by Myzobdella lugubris Leidy, 1851 (Annelida: Piscicolidae) in Callinectes bocourti (Crustacea: Portunidae): A report of invasive leech in Brazilian Amazon province.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports
July 2024
This study reports the presence of high parasitic load by Myzobdella lugubris Leidy, 1851 in the swimming crab Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 from Amazon mangrove. We sampled the swimming crabs using a baited trap, between January and June 2023, in Santa Maria River, located in the municipality of Curuçá, state of Pará, Brazil (geographical coordinates 0°40'3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough little studied, infections with nematodes of the Onchocercidae Leiper, 1911, predominated by the genera Dipetalonema Diesing, 1861 and Mansonella Faust, 1929, are frequent in wild primates and human populations in the Neotropical forest areas. This study reports natural infections with Dipetalonema freitasi Bain, Diagne & Muller, 1987 and D. gracile (Rudolphi, 1809) in two free-living species of pitheciid primates, extending the known geographical distribution of these species to the forest of the Peruvian Amazon.
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- Dipetalonema gracile is a filarial parasite found in Neotropical non-human primates, specifically identified in woolly monkeys in the northeastern Peruvian Amazon.
- The study provided detailed morphological data, including features observed through light and scanning electron microscopy, and documented the parasite's anatomical characteristics.
- Additionally, it highlighted a new host for this parasite, Lagothrix poeppigii, expanding the known geographical distribution within the Yavari-Mirin river basin.