Checklist of helminth parasites of wild primates from Brazil

Abstract

The current study is the first attempt to include the many records from wild primate host species from the Helminthological Collection of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (CHIOC), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, along with updated information based on literature. We list a total of 50 species of helminth parasites associated with 46 species of wild primates in Brazil. A total of 814 records of helminths in wild primates from Brazil were listed, including 406 samples of helminths stored in the CHIOC. Of these samples, 16 are new host records (NHR). The majority of these helminth species are nematodes with 30 species reported, which corresponds to 60% of the total number of helminths. The helminth species with more host species is the nematode Dipetalonema gracilis (Filarioidea, Onchocercidae), associated to 13 species of primates. The primate species with more reports of helminths in Brazil is Saimiri sciureus (Cebidae), with 16 species (13 nematodes, 3 acanthocephalans). In the current study, 46 species of primates have at least 1 species of helminth recorded, which represents approximately 39% of species of this host in Brazil. Therefore, we can conclude that the helminths documented in wild primates from Brazil are obviously underestimated, since the helminth fauna in the majority of Brazilian primates remains unknown.

PRIMEIRA OCORRÊNCIA DE NEMÁTODAS DA FAMÍLIA STRONGYLIDAE E GÊNERO Physaloptera sp. EM PRIMATAS NA CIDADE DE MARINGÁ, PR

“…O único nemátoda encontrado em intestino grosso tinha como características morfológicas a cápsula bucal e o esôfago claviforme tipicos da Família Strongylidae (ANDERSON et al, 2009) e sítio de infecção já descrito em primatas também próprio a esta Família (DINIZ, 1997). Nemátodas Strongylidae já foram descritos em macacos-prego da região amazônica parasitando tanto intestino quanto estômago (CORRÊA et al, 2016). O gênero Physaloptera sp.…”

“…também já foi descrito parasitando macacos Sapajus sp. em outras regiões do Brasil, como Rio de Janeiro e Amazonas, ambos com o mesmo sítio de infecção (CORRÊA et al, 2016;DINIZ, 1997), o estômago. Nemátodas deste gênero necessitam de hospedeiro intermediário para seu desenvolvimento, geralmente insetos das Ordens Blattaria (baratas) e Coleoptera, comuns na cidade de Maringá, PR (QUADROS et al, 2014).…”

Helminth parasites of Galictis cuja (Carnivora, Mustelidae), from localities in the Atlantic forest of Brazil

“…In carnivorous mammals in Brazil, seven species of this genus have been reported: Molineus barbaris Cameron, 1936, which was found to be a parasite in Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758) (TRAVASSOS, 1937;LENT & FREITAS, 1938;VICENTE et al 1997;VIEIRA et al, 2008;LIMA et al, 2013). In Brazil, Molineus elegans also is reported in this type host Saimiri sciureus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Primates, Cebidae) of the state of Pará (CORRÊA et al, 2016). Until the current study, no reports of nematodes of the genus Molineus parasitizing G. cuja existed.…”

Comparing methods for mapping global parasite diversity

“…The database focuses on wild host populations belonging to the three best studied groups of mammals: ungulates (orders: Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla), carnivores (order: Carnivora) and primates (order: Primates). We complemented the GMPD database with occurrence data on helminth parasites from Brazil (Corrêa, Bueno, Soares, Vieira, & Muniz‐Pereira, ).…”