Biology:Parelaphostrongylus
Parelaphostrongylus is a genus of parasitic nematodes belonging to the family Protostrongylidae. All species in this genus use North American cervids as definitive hosts.[1]
Species
Three species are assigned to this genus:[2]
- (Dougherty, 1945) Prestwood, 1972
- Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei Parelaphostrongylus andersoni
- (Hobmaier and Hobmaier, 1934) Parelaphostrongylus tenuis
Life cycle
Infected cervids pass first-stage larvae in their fecal pellets. After coming into contact with the larvae, gastropods become intermediate hosts and facilitate development of the larvae to the infective third stage.[3] Transmission to the definitive hosts occurs when cervids inadvertently consume infected gastropods along with food.[3] Infective larvae of Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei have been shown to emerge from gastropod hosts in lab conditions, raising the possibility of an alternate transmission route.[4]
References
- ↑ Anderson, Roy C. (2000). Nematode parasites of vertebrates: their development and transmission. CABI Books. C.A.B. International (2nd ed.). Wallingford: CABI. pp. 141–147. doi:10.1079/9780851994215.0000. ISBN 978-0-85199-786-5. https://www.doi.org/10.1079/9780851994215.0000.
- ↑ "Parelaphostrongylus Boev & Schulz, 1950". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4631441.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kocan, A. Alan, ed (2001). Parasitic diseases of wild mammals (2nd ed.). Ames: Iowa State University Press. doi:10.1002/9780470377000. ISBN 978-0-470-37700-0. https://www.doi.org/10.1002/9780470377000.
- ↑ Jenkins, E. J.; Kutz, S. J.; Hoberg, E. P.; Polley, L. (2006). "Bionomics of Larvae of Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) in Experimentally Infected Gastropod Intermediate Hosts". The Journal of Parasitology 92 (2): 298–305. doi:10.1645/GE-629R.1. ISSN 0022-3395. PMID 16729686. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40058480.
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