Artrópodos, protozoos y helmintos parasitos de mamíferos silvestres (Mammalia) de Venezuela. Primates.

Authors

  • Israel Cañizales Instituto de Zoología y Ecología Tropical. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela. Apartado Postal 47058. Caracas 1041-A, Venezuela
  • Ricardo Guerrero Instituto de Zoología y Ecología Tropical. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Central de Venezuela. Apartado Postal 47058. Caracas 1041-A, Venezuela

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62015/np.2017.v23.118

Keywords:

Parasites, Venezuela, Primates, biodiversity, mammals

Abstract

Arthropod, protozoan and helminth parasites of wild primates have been studied for over 50 years in Venezuela; however, information about them is scattered across various sources. To compile this information, we constructed a database containing records for the country obtained from electronic bibliographic searches and from queries into parasitological collections, to form a list containing 36 species of parasites (mites with 6 spp., lice with 3 spp., fleas with 1 sp., Protozoa with 7 spp. Trematodes with 2 spp., cestodes with 2 spp., Nematodes with 14 spp., and Acantocephalus with 1 spp.) We provide data on 12 of the 16 primate species described for Venezuela. This is the first data compilation of arthropod, protozoan and helminth parasites of primates in Venezuela.

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Published

2017-12-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2017)

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How to Cite

Cañizales, I., & Guerrero, R. (2017). Artrópodos, protozoos y helmintos parasitos de mamíferos silvestres (Mammalia) de Venezuela. Primates. Neotropical Primates, 23(2), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.62015/np.2017.v23.118