在哥斯达黎加，首次记录到近似棒形多孔头虫（多孔头虫目：多孔头科）作为寄生在矛头蝮（有鳞目：蝰蛇科）身上的寄生虫。
First record of Porocephalus cf. clavatus (Pentastomida: Porocephalida) as a parasite on Bothrops asper (Squamata: Viperidae) in Costa Rica.
作者信息
Alvarado G, Sánchez-Monge A
机构信息
Centro de Investigación en Estructuras Microscópicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica.
出版信息
Braz J Biol. 2015 Nov;75(4):854-8. doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.01414. Epub 2015 Nov 27.
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.
五口虫是感染脊椎动物呼吸道的寄生虫，它们相当常见，但在野生动物兽医领域却鲜为人知。一条杜氏矛头蝮蛇（Garman，1884年）在哥斯达黎加的加勒比地区被捕获，其肺部感染了五口虫，经鉴定为clavatus头孔头虫（Wyman，1845年）。这是头孔头虫属（Humboldt，1812年）在杜氏矛头蝮蛇上的首次记录，也是哥斯达黎加近似clavatus头孔头虫的首次记录。需要进一步研究以澄清它们的分类地位，并给出了标本的图像和扫描电子显微镜照片（SEM）。
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