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<p>The tayra <italic>Eira barbara</italic> is a Neotropical mustelid considered as an endangered species by Mexican environmental authorities. Despite the considerable information available on the biology and ecology of <italic>E. barbara</italic>, little is known about its helminth fauna. Here, we provided new records of nematodes from a road-killed tayra in Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico. The species identification of nematodes was based on morphological studies and molecular analysis of fragments of the 28S gene. The tayra specimen was infected by three nematodes: <italic>Molineus</italic> sp., Physalopterinae gen. sp. and <italic>Angiostrongylus vasosum</italic>. To our knowledge, this study is the first to report the natural infection of <italic>E. barbara</italic> with <italic>Molineus</italic> sp. and Physalopterinae gen. sp. Our study provides the first nucleotide sequences of nematodes parasitizing <italic>E. barbara</italic> providing a starting point against which future studies may be compared.</p></abstract>

The tayra Eira barbara is a Neotropical mustelid considered as an endangered species by Mexican environmental authorities. Despite the considerable information available on the biology and ecology of E. barbara, little is known about its helminth fauna. Here, we provided new records of nematodes from a road-killed tayra in Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico. The species identification of nematodes was based on morphological studies and molecular analysis of fragments of the 28S gene. The tayra specimen was infected by three nematodes: Molineus sp., Physalopterinae gen. sp. and Angiostrongylus vasosum. To our knowledge, this study is the first to report the natural infection of E. barbara with Molineus sp. and Physalopterinae gen. sp. Our study provides the first nucleotide sequences of nematodes parasitizing E. barbara providing a starting point against which future studies may be compared.

Morphological and molecular identification of nematodes in the tayra <italic>Eira barbara</italic> from Campeche, Mexico

Helminthologia

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Morphological and molecular identification of nematodes in the tayra  from Campeche, Mexico

The tayra Eira barbara is a Neotropical mustelid considered as an endangered species by Mexican environmental authorities. Despite the considerable information...

Morphological and molecular identification of nematodes in the tayra Eira barbara from Campeche, Mexico

Article Category: Research Note

Published Online: Sep 30, 2021

Page range: 315 - 322

Received: Apr 22, 2021

Accepted: Jul 15, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0034

Keywords
Molineidae, Physalopteridae, Angiostrongylidae, Neotropical region

© 2021 J. A. Panti-May, D. I. Hernández-Mena, H. A. Ruiz-Piña, M. A. Torres-Castro, S. F. Hernández-Betancourt, V. M. Vidal-Martínez, published by Sciendo

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Morphological and molecular identification of nematodes in the tayra Eira barbara from Campeche, Mexico

Article Category: Research Note

Published Online: Sep 30, 2021

Page range: 315 - 322

Received: Apr 22, 2021

Accepted: Jul 15, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2021-0034

KeywordsMolineidae, Physalopteridae, Angiostrongylidae, Neotropical region

© 2021 J. A. Panti-May, D. I. Hernández-Mena, H. A. Ruiz-Piña, M. A. Torres-Castro, S. F. Hernández-Betancourt, V. M. Vidal-Martínez, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Keywords
Molineidae, Physalopteridae, Angiostrongylidae, Neotropical region