A Checklist of Host-Parasite Interactions of the Order Crocodylia

Phylogeny and systematics of the Proterodiplostomidae Dubois, 1936 (Digenea: Diplostomoidea) reflect the complex evolutionary history of the ancient digenean group

“…Crocodilicola pseudostoma was originally described from Al. mississippiensis collected in South Carolina, USA (Willemoes-Suhm, 1870) and later reported from the same host in several locations in the USA, as well as from Morelet& s crocodile Co. moreletii in Mexico (Tellez, 2014). Our analyses of 28S and cox1 included sequences of Cr.…”

“…This study is focused on the proterodiplostomids of crocodilians. Based on the available descriptions, taxonomic revisions, and checklists (Dubois, 1979 ; Catto & Amato, 1994 ; Tellez, 2014 ), there are five named species of proterodiplostomids belonging to four genera reported from crocodilians in the Nearctic: Archaeodiplostomum acetabulata (Byrd & Reiber, 1942); Crocodilicola pseudostoma Willemoes-Suhm, 1870; Polycotyle ornata Willemoes-Suhm, 1870; Pseudocrocodilicola americaniense Byrd & Reiber, 1942; and Pseudocrocodilicola georgiana Byrd & Reiber, 1942. There are 11 species of proterodiplostomids belonging to seven genera known from crocodilians in the Neotropics: Cr.…”

Sebekia sp. (Eupentastomida, Sebekidae) in Pygocentrus piraya (Actinopterygii: Serrasalmidae) from marginal lagoons of the middle São Francisco River basin, Brazil

“…As well as parasitizing caimans in the Cerrado biome, sebekid species have also been well reported in caimans in the Pantanal: in Caiman yacare (Daudin, 1802), the black caiman, and Melanosuchus niger (Spix, 1825) (Self & Rego, 1985;Rego & Eiras, 1989;Junker & Boomker, 2006;Tellez, 2015). So far, P. palpebrosus and Paleosuchus trigonatus Schneider, 1801, from the Amazon, are the only species that have not been reported as definitive hosts of pentastomids (Tellez, 2015).…”

“…When the intermediate host is consumed by the final host, the endoparasite pierces the intestinal wall and migrates to the lungs (Paré, 2008;Christoffersen & De Assis, 2015). Christoffersen & De Assis (2013, 2015 listed the various natural intermediate and definitive hosts of pentastomids and cited the cases of visceral pentastomiasis in humans that had been in the literature. Humans can also become infected through ingestion of eggs contained in respiratory secretions, blood, saliva or feces of the definitive hosts.…”

Tick Infection of Caiman crocodilus fuscus at the Hidroprado Hydroelectric Dam in Colombia: New Records, Parasite Prevalence, and Blood Loss Rate

“…Currently, in Crocodylus Laurenti, 1768, Paleosuchus Gray, 1862 and Caiman Spix, 1825 genera, 21 records of ticks of the genus Amblyomma Koch, 1844 have been made, with identification of seven species: A. dissimile Koch, 1844 (Rainwater et al, 2001;Pietzsch et al, 2006, Lima andGianizella, 2015;Charruau et al, 2016;Witter et al, 2016), A. rotundatum Koch, 1844 (Peralta et al, 1995;Morais et al, 2010;Rodríguez-Vivas et al, 2016;Witter et al, 2016;Acosta et al, 2019), A. grossum (Pallas, 1772) (Huchzermeyer, 2003), A. humerale Koch, 1844 (Labruna et al, 2005;Witter et al, 2016), A. mixtum Koch, 1844(Rodríguez-Vivas et al, 2016; A. exornatum Koch, 1844 (Schwetz, 1927;Burridge, 2001;Huchzermeyer, 2003;Tellez, 2014) and A. cordiferum Neumann, 1899(Kwak et al, 2019. In Colombia, only A. dissimile (one male and one female) has been recorded in Caiman crocodilus Linnaeus, 1758at Caribbean region (Santodomingo et al, 2018.…”