PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CYSTACANTHS OF AN OLIGACANTHORHYNCID ACANTHOCEPHALAN FROM THE LONGNOSE SNAKE, RHINOCHEILUS-LECONTEI (COLUBRIDAE), IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH-AMERICA

Authors
GOLDBERG SR BURSEY CR HOLSHUH HJ
Citation
Sr. Goldberg et al., PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CYSTACANTHS OF AN OLIGACANTHORHYNCID ACANTHOCEPHALAN FROM THE LONGNOSE SNAKE, RHINOCHEILUS-LECONTEI (COLUBRIDAE), IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH-AMERICA, Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 65(2), 1998, pp. 262-265
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology,Parasitiology
Journal title
Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington → ACNP
ISSN journal
1049233X
Volume
65
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
262 - 265
Database
ISI
SICI code
1049-233X(1998)65:2<262:PADOCO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Cystacanths of an oligacanthorhynchid acanthocephalan were found in 16 1 of 554 (29%) Rhinocheilus lecontei from southwestern North America: Arizona, 134/311 (43%); California, 4/107 (4%); Texas, 2/23 (9%); Mexi co, 21/53 (40%). No cystacanths were found in R. lecontei from Nevada (0/42), New Mexico (0/17), or Utah (0/1). Infections varied from few c ystacanths to many cystacanths per snake, but a tissue inflammatory re action was not observed. The geographic distribution of oligacanthorhy nchid cystacanths in R. lecontei suggests that these cystacanths are m ost prevalent in Arizona and Mexico.