<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper reports the occurrence of <italic>Clinostomum heluans</italic> Braun 1901 (Digenea: Clinostomidae) in a specimen of <italic>Botaurus pinnatus</italic> (Wager, 1829) (Ave: Ardeidae) found in southeastern Brazil. Although this parasite has been reported in other birds in Brazil, Cuba, the Czech Republic and Venezuela, this is the first report of <italic>B. pinnatus</italic> as a host for this parasite.</p></abstract>

This paper reports the occurrence of Clinostomum heluans Braun 1901 (Digenea: Clinostomidae) in a specimen of Botaurus pinnatus (Wager, 1829) (Ave: Ardeidae) found in southeastern Brazil. Although this parasite has been reported in other birds in Brazil, Cuba, the Czech Republic and Venezuela, this is the first report of B. pinnatus as a host for this parasite.

<italic>Botaurus pinnatus</italic> (Wager, 1829) (Ave: Ardeidae) in Brazil as a new host of <italic>Clinostomum heluans</italic> Braun 1901 (Digenea: Clinostomidae)

North Fluminense State University – Darcy Ribeiro (UENF)

Helminthologia

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 (Wager, 1829) (Ave: Ardeidae) in Brazil as a new host of  Braun 1901 (Digenea: Clinostomidae)

This paper reports the occurrence of Clinostomum heluans Braun 1901 (Digenea: Clinostomidae) in a specimen of Botaurus pinnatus (Wager, 1829) (Ave: Ardeidae)...

Botaurus pinnatus (Wager, 1829) (Ave: Ardeidae) in Brazil as a new host of Clinostomum heluans Braun 1901 (Digenea: Clinostomidae)

Published Online: Aug 02, 2017

Page range: 270 - 274

Received: Mar 02, 2017

Accepted: Apr 25, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0023

Keywords
Ardeidae, Botaurus pinnatus, Brazil, Clinostomidae, Clinostomum heluans, Trematoda

© 2017 M. R. Werneck et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Botaurus pinnatus (Wager, 1829) (Ave: Ardeidae) in Brazil as a new host of Clinostomum heluans Braun 1901 (Digenea: Clinostomidae)

Published Online: Aug 02, 2017

Page range: 270 - 274

Received: Mar 02, 2017

Accepted: Apr 25, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0023

KeywordsArdeidae, Botaurus pinnatus, Brazil, Clinostomidae, Clinostomum heluans, Trematoda

© 2017 M. R. Werneck et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Ardeidae, Botaurus pinnatus, Brazil, Clinostomidae, Clinostomum heluans, Trematoda