Hexametra boddaertii
Hexametra boddaertii is a parasitic roundworm belonging to the family Ascarididae. H. boddaertii was originally described from a single specimen of Mastigodryas boddaerti, a South American colubrine snake.[1] Other neotropical colubrids identified as hosts to H. boddaertii include Oxyrhopus trigeminus, Philodryas patagoniensis, Spilotes pullatus, Trimorphodon biscutatus, Philodryas baroni, and Oxyrhopus guibei.[2] It is thought that Hexametra may be the causative agent of ocular disease, diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis, (DSUN), in Brazil.[3]
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References
- Kreis, H. A. "Beitrage zur Kenntnis parasitischer Nematoden. XI. Neue parasitische Nematoden." Rev. Suisse Zool 51.2 (1944): 227-252.
- Peichoto, María E., et al. "First report of parasitism by Hexametra boddaertii (Nematoda: Ascaridae) in Oxyrhopus guibei (Serpentes: Colubridae)." Veterinary parasitology 224 (2016): 60-64.
- Souza et al., 2007 V.L. Souza, A.P. Santos T.M. d. Peña, V.L.F. Luz, I.J.D. Reis Caracterização dos répteis descartados por mantenedores particulares e entregues ao Centro de Conservação e Manejo de Répteis e Anfíbios – RAN. Rev. Biol. Neotrop., 4 (2007), pp. 149–160
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