Abstract
Metacestodes were collected from the peritoneal cavity of the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis xanthopygus) from the Marangani district in Cuzco, Peru. A total of 6 metacestodes were studied and identified as fimbriocercus of Taenia sp. The fimbriocercus had a slightly elongated and spherical body, with a mass of dense tissue and whitish milky color. Each fimbriocercus had an invaginated scolex which had 4 suckers and a rostellum armed with 22 to 25 pairs of hooks. This study shows that the mouse P. xanthopygus participates as an intermediate host for a Taenia species in the southern highlands of Peru.
| Translated title of the contribution | Finding of fimbriocercus of Taenia sp. (Cestoda: Taeniidae) in the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis xanthopygus): Taeniidae) in the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis xanthopygus) |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 319-322 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Revista Peruana de Biologia |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2017 |