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Helminth community structure of 13 species of anurans from Atlantic rainforest remnants, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2017

G.M. Toledo ,
H.O. Schwartz ,
H.A.Q. Nomura ,
A. Aguiar ,
R.A.M.V. Velota ,
R.J. da Silva  and
L.A. Anjos
G.M. Toledo*
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, Departamento de Parasitologia, São PauloBrazil
H.O. Schwartz
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, Departamento de Parasitologia, São PauloBrazil
H.A.Q. Nomura
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, Departamento de Parasitologia, São PauloBrazil
A. Aguiar
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, Departamento de Parasitologia, São PauloBrazil
R.A.M.V. Velota
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, Departamento de Parasitologia, São PauloBrazil
R.J. da Silva
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatu, Departamento de Parasitologia, São PauloBrazil
L.A. Anjos
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Engenharia, Ilha Solteira, Departamento de Biologia e Zootecnia, São PauloBrazil
*
*E-mail: gisatoledo@hotmail.com
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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the community composition and structure of the helminths found in 13 anuran species, and to evaluate whether this parasite community is determined by anuran characteristics. We found that the helminth fauna of the amphibians from five anuran families consisted of 13 taxa and that Cosmocercidae gen. sp. was the most prevalent taxon, followed by Oswaldocruzia subauricularis. Host body size was a determining factor of the composition and structure of the parasitic fauna. Helminth abundance and richness were positively correlated with host body size. The host Leptodactylus latrans had the highest helminth richness (n = 8). The frog Hypsiboas faber had the greatest helminth diversity (H′ = 0.711). The mean helminth species richness and diversity differed significantly between host species (P < 0.05). Taken together, our data indicate that, in sympatric species of amphibians, the morphological and behavioural characteristics of the hosts are important for structuring the helminth parasite communities.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 92 , Issue 4 , July 2018 , pp. 438 - 444
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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