HEXAMETRA BODDAERTII (NEMATODA, ASCARIDAE) IN THE SIDEWINDER, CROTALUS CERASTES (CROTALIDAE), FROM CALIFORNIA

Authors
BURSEY CR GOLDBERG SR SECOR SM
Citation
Cr. Bursey et al., HEXAMETRA BODDAERTII (NEMATODA, ASCARIDAE) IN THE SIDEWINDER, CROTALUS CERASTES (CROTALIDAE), FROM CALIFORNIA, Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 62(1), 1995, pp. 78-80
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
1049233X
Volume
62
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
78 - 80
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-233X(1995)62:1<78:HB(AIT>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Examination of 40 sidewinder rattlesnakes, Crotalus cerastes, revealed the presence of the nematode Hexametra boddaertii (prevalence 5%, mea n intensity 3.5) in the small intestine. This is a new host record and the first report of a natural infection by the genus Hexametra in Cal ifornia.