NEW RECORD OF PELECITUS SP. (NEMATODA, ONCHOCERCIDAE) AS A PARASITE OF ATHENE CUNICULARIA (STRIGIFORMES, STRIGIDAE) IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL

New record of Pelecitus sp. (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) as a parasite of Athene cunicularia (Strigiformes, Strigidae) in southeastern Brazil

The aim of this study was to report the burrowing intra-trac3 owl Athene cunicularia as a new host for the filarid nematode Pelecitus sp.in southeastern Brazil for the first time, as well as reporting the occurrence of this nematode species in the body cavity, near the cervical air sac and lung region.This study contributes towards knowledge of par

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