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ARRONA-RIVERA, Alicia E.; HERNANDEZ-VELASCO, Xóchitl  e  BASURTO-ARGUETA, Enrique. Identification of Eustrongylides tubifex (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in a green-backed heron (Butorides striata, Pelecaniforme: Ardeidae) in the wetland El Banco, Michoacan, Mexico. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.2, pp.181-187. ISSN 2448-8445.

The current report addresses the finding of Eustongylides tubifex in a green-backed heron (Butorides striata), female, adult, found dead in the wetland El banco, in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. At necropsy, tubular structures forming tunnels in the walls of the proventriculus and ventricle, and numerous adhesions in the peritoneum were observed.

Palavras-chave : Butorides striata; eustrongiloidosis; Eustongylides tubifex; green-backed heron; Michoacan; Mexico.

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