On Thelazia anolabiata (Molin, 1860) Railliet & Henry, 1910 (Nematoda, Thelazioidea): a new host record and systematic considerations

Abstract

Thelazia anolabiata (Molin, 1860) Raillet & Henry, 1910, parasite of eyes of birds, is reported in s new host, Ortalis canicolis pantanalensis Cher & Reich from Salobra, Mato Grosso do Sul State; T. digitata Travassos, 1918 and T. lutzi Travassos, 1918 are considered its synonyms

Thelazia Species and Conjunctivitis

“…in South American birds. Although Anderson and Diaz-Ungria (1959) believed that both T. anolabiata and T. digitata were valid species, Rodrigues (1992) lists T. digitata and T. lutzi as synonyms of T. anolabiata. However, molecular assays would be of great use in validating the avian species of Thelazia (Elias et al 2008).…”