Lorena Freitas Souza Tavares-Costa

ORCID: 0000-0002-7518-628X
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Research Areas
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Dermatological diseases and infestations
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Universidade Federal do Pará
2022-2025

Universidade Federal do Amapá
2019

Abstract Cosmocercoides Wilkie, 1930 are gastrointestinal parasites commonly found in amphibians and reptiles, with 4 species reported from the Neotropical region. In present study, a new of , namely amapari n. sp. is described using integrated approaches such as light scanning microscopy, DNA sequencing mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene. The specimens were collected large intestine 3 hylid frogs Amapá, Brazil. can be distinguished its congeners by morphological traits,...

10.1017/s0031182022001767 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Parasitology 2023-01-17

Studies on the helminth parasites of South American freshwater turtles are rare and punctual. The parasitic fauna Kinosternon scorpioides’ nematodes from Brazil is restricted to only four species: Serpinema magathi, monospiculatus, pelliculatus Spiroxys figueiredoi. present work aimed report occurrence species Falcaustra sanjuanensis (Nematoda: Kathlaniidae), a parasite an anuran Argentina, in large intestine K. scorpioides Brazilian Amazon. specimens were collected, anesthetized,...

10.62429/rnh20242181781 article EN Neotropical Helminthology 2024-08-09
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