Kavitha K T, Latha B R, Bino Sundar S T, Jayathangaraj M G, Senthil Kumar K, Sridhar R, Abdul Basith S
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, 600 007 India.
J Parasit Dis. 2014 Sep;38(3):293-6. doi: 10.1007/s12639-013-0240-6. Epub 2013 Jan 22.
The occurrence of Kalicephalus sp. of hookworms in a Russell's viper snake maintained in Chennai snake park trust, Chennai is reported. These worms were found in the stomach and intestine. They were cylindrical, thread like and had an elongate body. Anterior end was obliquely truncated with bivalvular buccal capsule. Short, thick and muscularised oesophagus ending in a rounded bulb was observed. In males, a well developed trilobed bursa was observed and the spicules were short and equal. Typical strongyle type eggs were found in the uterus of female worms as well as in the intestinal contents.
据报道，在钦奈蛇园信托所饲养于钦奈的一条罗素蝰蛇体内发现了钩虫属的卡利头线虫。这些蠕虫存在于胃和肠道中。它们呈圆柱形，线状，身体细长。前端斜截，有双瓣口囊。观察到短而粗且肌肉化的食管末端为圆形球状物。在雄性体内，观察到一个发育良好的三叶形交合伞，交合刺短且相等。在雌虫子宫以及肠道内容物中发现了典型的圆线虫型虫卵。
