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Agamermis sp. (Nematoda: Mermithidae) parasitizing Armadillidium vulgare (Crustacea: Isopoda) in Argentina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2023

J.M. Rusconi Open the ORCID record for J.M. Rusconi [Opens in a new window] ,
D. Eliceche ,
A. Salas ,
D. Balcazar ,
M. Ibañez Shimabukuro  and
M.F. Achinelly
J.M. Rusconi*
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, (CEPAVE)-CCT-La Plata-CONICET-UNLP, Boulevard 120 S/N e/61 y 64, (1900), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
D. Eliceche
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, (CEPAVE)-CCT-La Plata-CONICET-UNLP, Boulevard 120 S/N e/61 y 64, (1900), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
A. Salas
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto de Microbiología y Zoología Agrícola, (IMYZA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
D. Balcazar
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, (CEPAVE)-CCT-La Plata-CONICET-UNLP, Boulevard 120 S/N e/61 y 64, (1900), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
M. Ibañez Shimabukuro
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, (CEPAVE)-CCT-La Plata-CONICET-UNLP, Boulevard 120 S/N e/61 y 64, (1900), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
M.F. Achinelly
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, (CEPAVE)-CCT-La Plata-CONICET-UNLP, Boulevard 120 S/N e/61 y 64, (1900), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
*
Author for correspondence: J.M. Rusconi, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

The Mermithidae is a family of nematodes parasitic in many kinds of insects, spiders, leeches, crustaceans and other invertebrates throughout the world. While conducting an assay with entomopathogenic nematodes, we found Armadillidium vulgare (Crustacea: Isopoda) individuals to be infected with Agamermis sp., marking the fourth known discovery of a mermithid infection in the order Isopoda. In this work, we contribute with an 18S rDNA sequence of the isolated nematode and the morphological and morphometrical characterization of the juveniles.

Keywords

Mermithidaeparasitism18s rDNAArgentina
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Short Communication
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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 97 , 2023 , e24
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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