Distribution extension of Aspiculuris americana parasite of Peromyscus difficilis in Hidalgo, Mexico

Distribution extension of Aspiculuris americana parasite of Peromyscus difficilis in Hidalgo, Mexico

Abstract: As a part of an ongoing project to inventory the helminth parasites of rodents in México, 30 individuals of Aspiculuris americana were collected inhabiting the intestine from three specimens of the rock mouse Peromyscus difficilis, collected from Cerro Xihuingo, Municipality of Tepeapulco, Hidalgo State, México. This species of nematode parasite different species of the genus Peromyscus (P. gossypinus, P. leucopus, P. maniculatus, and P. floridanus) distributed from Yukon Territory in Canada to Florida in the United States of America. This is the first report of Aspiculuris americana in a Mexican endemic rodent, widening the known distribution of the species to the southern portion of the country.

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Main Authors: Pulido-Flores,Griselda, Monks,Scott, Falcón-Ordaz,Jorge
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Asociación Mexicana de Mastozoología A.C. 2019
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2007-33642019000200175
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spelling oai:scielo:S2007-336420190002001752019-08-23Distribution extension of Aspiculuris americana parasite of Peromyscus difficilis in Hidalgo, MexicoPulido-Flores,GriseldaMonks,ScottFalcón-Ordaz,Jorge Geographic distribution helminth fauna rodent taxonomy Abstract: As a part of an ongoing project to inventory the helminth parasites of rodents in México, 30 individuals of Aspiculuris americana were collected inhabiting the intestine from three specimens of the rock mouse Peromyscus difficilis, collected from Cerro Xihuingo, Municipality of Tepeapulco, Hidalgo State, México. This species of nematode parasite different species of the genus Peromyscus (P. gossypinus, P. leucopus, P. maniculatus, and P. floridanus) distributed from Yukon Territory in Canada to Florida in the United States of America. This is the first report of Aspiculuris americana in a Mexican endemic rodent, widening the known distribution of the species to the southern portion of the country.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAsociación Mexicana de Mastozoología A.C.Therya v.10 n.2 20192019-08-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2007-33642019000200175en10.12933/therya-19-734
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Monks,Scott
Falcón-Ordaz,Jorge
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Distribution extension of Aspiculuris americana parasite of Peromyscus difficilis in Hidalgo, Mexico
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title Distribution extension of Aspiculuris americana parasite of Peromyscus difficilis in Hidalgo, Mexico
title_short Distribution extension of Aspiculuris americana parasite of Peromyscus difficilis in Hidalgo, Mexico
title_full Distribution extension of Aspiculuris americana parasite of Peromyscus difficilis in Hidalgo, Mexico
title_fullStr Distribution extension of Aspiculuris americana parasite of Peromyscus difficilis in Hidalgo, Mexico
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title_sort distribution extension of aspiculuris americana parasite of peromyscus difficilis in hidalgo, mexico
description Abstract: As a part of an ongoing project to inventory the helminth parasites of rodents in México, 30 individuals of Aspiculuris americana were collected inhabiting the intestine from three specimens of the rock mouse Peromyscus difficilis, collected from Cerro Xihuingo, Municipality of Tepeapulco, Hidalgo State, México. This species of nematode parasite different species of the genus Peromyscus (P. gossypinus, P. leucopus, P. maniculatus, and P. floridanus) distributed from Yukon Territory in Canada to Florida in the United States of America. This is the first report of Aspiculuris americana in a Mexican endemic rodent, widening the known distribution of the species to the southern portion of the country.
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