Morphological aspects of Sticholecitha serpentis (Plagiorchiida: Plagiorchiidae)  in a new Viperidae host in the Brazilian Amazon

Darlison Chagas-de-Souza; Tássio Alves Coêlho; Ricardo Bassini-Silva; Francisco Lazameth Ishiguro; Hipócrates de Menezes Chalkidis; Lúcio André Viana; Lincoln Lima Corrêa

doi:10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v72i1.58870

Vol. 72 No. 1 (2024), Terrestrial ecology

Vol. 72 No. 1 (2024)

Morphological aspects of Sticholecitha serpentis (Plagiorchiida: Plagiorchiidae) in a new Viperidae host in the Brazilian Amazon

Terrestrial ecology

https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v72i1.58870

Published September 18, 2024

Darlison Chagas-de-Souza⁺⁻
Tássio Alves Coêlho⁺⁻
Ricardo Bassini-Silva⁺⁻
Francisco Lazameth Ishiguro⁺⁻
Hipócrates de Menezes Chalkidis⁺⁻
Lúcio André Viana⁺⁻
Lincoln Lima Corrêa⁺⁻

Darlison Chagas-de-Souza

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical (PPGBIO), Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá - Laboratório de Estudos Morfofisiológicos e Parasitários (LEMP), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7610-9665

Tássio Alves Coêlho

Universidade Federal do Amapá

Ricardo Bassini-Silva

Laboratório de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan - Departamento de Patologia, Reprodução e Saúde Única (DPRSU), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho"

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9568-4120

Francisco Lazameth Ishiguro

Centro Universitário da Amazônia (UNAMA)

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3972-6434

Hipócrates de Menezes Chalkidis

Centro Universitário da Amazônia (UNAMA)

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7466-9669

Lúcio André Viana

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Tropical (PPGBIO), Universidade Federal do Amapá, Macapá, Amapá - Laboratório de Estudos Morfofisiológicos e Parasitários (LEMP), Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Amapá

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0932-0479

Lincoln Lima Corrêa

Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologia das Águas (ICTA), Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6453-4824

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Chagas-de-Souza, D., Coêlho, T. A., Bassini-Silva, R., Lazameth Ishiguro, F., de Menezes Chalkidis, H., Viana, L. A., & Lima Corrêa, L. (2024). Morphological aspects of Sticholecitha serpentis (Plagiorchiida: Plagiorchiidae) in a new Viperidae host in the Brazilian Amazon. Revista De Biología Tropical, 72(1), e58870. https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop.v72i1.58870

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Introduction: Sticholecitha serpentis is a poorly studied parasite of the snakes’ esophagus, with an unclear taxonomy. Currently, there are few records of S. serpentis in snakes in Brazil. Although it has been recorded in snakes of the family Viperidae, it has not yet been reported in Bothrops atrox. Objectives: To present new morphological characters, as well as ecological and parasitic relationships of S. serpentis with B. atrox. Methods: The samples were obtained in a dryland area in the Tapajós National Forest, Pará State, Brazil. Ten specimens of B. atrox were examined manually with the aid of tweezers, and three were positive for trematodes identified as S. serpentis in the oral cavity. Results: We provide scanning electron microscopy images, with detailed images of the S. serpentis tegument and its spines, as well as details of the dorsal keel using light microscopy methods. Moreover, we report the first record of S. serpentis parasitizing an Amazonian viperid, with infection frequency data of 30 %. Conclusion: We emphasize that the new morphological data presented in this manuscript provide additional information to facilitate the identification of this trematode in future studies.

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