Research Note The Lung Nematodes (Metastrongyloidea) of the Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana in Southern California, U.S.A.

摘要

The lungworm Heterostrongylus heterostrongylus (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) is reported for the first time from the Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana in North America, Seventeen of 31 opossums (55(percent)) examined from San Diego County, California, U.S.A., were infected with H. heterostrongylus, with intensities ranging from 8 to 128 worms per host (mean 41). Another species of metastrongyloid nema-tode, Didelphostrongylus hayesi, was found in 74(percent) of the lungs examined, with intensity ranging from 2 to 1,328 worms per host (mean 312).