Copulation of Opisthogonimus fonsecai Ruiz & Leão, 1942 (Trematoda, Digenea, Plagiorchiidae), parasite of Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 (Serpentes, Viperidae)

Abstract

Viperiade), was reported. Data on the histology of the cirrus and metraterm of the copulants were presented. Morphology of the cirrus was also examined by scanning electron microscopy.

Histological characterization of Sticholecitha serpentis Prudhoe, 1949 (digenea, bieriidae, sticholecithinae), parasite of Bothrops moojeni Hoge, 1966 (serpentes, viperidae)

“…Barrella and Silva (4) evaluated the infection for digenetic trematodes parasites of oral cavity and esophagus in a population of B. moojeni and had difficulty in characterizing the trematode species involved in the parasitism because they were not compressed Histology is also a useful methodology to provide information on the reproduction and feeding habits of trematodes. Silva (10) reported the copulation of Opisthogonimus fonsecai Ruiz & Leão 1942 and described the morphology of the cirrus and metraterm of copulants. Silva (11) used histology to demonstrate that Opisthogonimus lecithonotus Luehe 1900 may use blood as food and discuss the implications of this feeding habit in the host snake.…”