Hydatigera taeniaeformis (Cestoda: Taeniidae) in the Yucatán squirrel Sciurus yucatanensis (Rodentia: Sciuridae), Mexico

Abstract: The present study reports for the first time the occurrence of Hydatigera taeniaeformis (Cestoda: Taeniidae) in the Yucatán squirrel Sciurus yucatanensis (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Yucatán, México. Thirty larval stages of cestodes were collected in the liver and mesenteries of an adult male squirrel. This study increases to 11 the total number of helminth taxa known from squirrels in México.

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Main Authors: Panti-May,Jesús Alonso, Hernández-Betancourt,Silvia F., García-Prieto,Luis
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=S2007-33642019000200179
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