Abstract
Physaloptera praeputialis is a ubiquitous nematode with an indirect life cycle which has orthopterans and coleopterans as intermediate hosts, and amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals as definitive hosts. Its adult forms feed on blood and colonize the esophagus, the gastric mucosa, and the small intestine. Although the existence of records at others wild carnivores, this is the first report of P. praeputialis in Puma yagouaroundi , which was picked up dead from a roadkill in Passo dos Fernandes, between Lages and Sao Jose do Cerrito, in the highland region of southern Brazil. Keywords: Spirurida, parasitic helminths, feline, digestive tract, Brazil.
Highlights
Species of Physaloptera are parasitic nematodes belonging to the order Spirurida and family Physalopteridae
Their adult stages live in the digestive tract of amphibians, reptiles (45 species), birds (24 species) and mammals, and there are more than 82 cases described in humans (Mohamadain and Ammar, 2012)
First report of the nematode Physaloptera praeputialis parasitizing a jaguarandi in the definitive host and the worms lodge, preferably, in the esophagus, in the gastric mucosa, and in the small intestine (Schitoskey and Linder, 1981)
Summary
Embora existam registros em outros carnívoros selvagens, este relato documenta a primeira ocorrência de P. praeputialis parasitando Puma yagouaroundi, o qual foi resgatado sem vida em Passo dos Fernandes, entre Lages e São José do Cerrito, na região serrana do estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Species of Physaloptera are parasitic nematodes belonging to the order Spirurida and family Physalopteridae.
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