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Helminths and pentastomes from preserved puff adder (Bitis arietans) specimens in reptile collections of South African museums
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70502 Helminths and pentastomes from preserved puff adder (Bitis arietans) specimens in reptile collections of South African museums Schwan, Ernst Volker u12054683@tuks.co.za Strydom, Leandri UCTD Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Apart from isolated surveys, there is a lack of information regarding the parasite fauna of serpents (snakes) in South Africa. In an attempt to contribute to the knowledge, the dissertation focusses on the identification of a total of 227 helminth and 3 pentastome specimens which were collected following dissection from thirty-nine preserved puff adders (Bitis arietans) from reptile collections of South African museums. The puff adder specimens originated from various localities in South Africa. Identification of helminth and pentastome specimens was based on non-molecular, conventional morphological criteria with the appropriate use of relevant taxonomic literature. Of the 227 helminths 212 (93.4 %) were nematodes and 15 (6.6 %) were metacestodes. Of the 212 nematodes, 208 (98.1 %) were identified as ascaridoids of which 160 belonged to the genera Hexametra (n=122), Ophidascaris (n=19) and Polydelphis (n=19). Because of their deteriorated condition, 48 ascaridoids could not be identified to a lower taxon level. Four (1.9 %) of the 212 nematodes were identified as diaphanocephaloids of the genus Kalicephalus. The fifteen metacestodes were identified as plerocercoids. The pentastome specimens sampled from a single puff adder were identified as Raillietiella boulengeri. The helminth and pentastome spectrum identified is in accordance with published records. Veterinary Tropical Diseases MSc Unrestricted 2019-07-08T09:46:38Z 2019-07-08T09:46:38Z 2019/04/04 2018 Dissertation Strydom, L 2018, Helminths and pentastomes from preserved puff adder (Bitis arietans) specimens in reptile collections of South African museums, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70502> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70502 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Helminths and pentastomes from preserved puff adder (Bitis arietans) specimens in reptile collections of South African museums |
| title | Helminths and pentastomes from preserved puff adder (Bitis arietans) specimens in reptile collections of South African museums |
| title_full | Helminths and pentastomes from preserved puff adder (Bitis arietans) specimens in reptile collections of South African museums |
| title_fullStr | Helminths and pentastomes from preserved puff adder (Bitis arietans) specimens in reptile collections of South African museums |
| title_full_unstemmed | Helminths and pentastomes from preserved puff adder (Bitis arietans) specimens in reptile collections of South African museums |
| title_short | Helminths and pentastomes from preserved puff adder (Bitis arietans) specimens in reptile collections of South African museums |
| title_sort | helminths and pentastomes from preserved puff adder bitis arietans specimens in reptile collections of south african museums |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70502 |