Nematofauna de Proechimys cf. roberti (Thomas, 1901) (Rodentia: Echimyidae), mamífero silvestre da região amazônica, Pará-Brasil

Abstract

Rodents of the genus Proechimys are small mammals known as "thorn rat", which occur in Central and South Americas and are distributed in several Brazilian states, possessing animals habits of wild. There are few studies showing the occurrence of helminths in Proechimys species in Brazil. So know the diversity of helminth parasites in the Amazon is important not only for records of new species, but also to add data to the biology of these hosts. In this work nine gut specimens of Proechimys cf. roberti fixed in 10% formaldehyde were dissected to obtain the of helminths and two nematodes species were separated for study. The taxonomy was performed by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. It was identified as a species of the genus Spirura and another as a Dromaeostrongylidae family member. However, due to their morphological characteristics was not possible to include them in the species already described, suggesting the creation of a new species of Spirura and a new genus and a new species for the Dromaeostrongylidae Family.