Finding of fimbriocercus of Taenia sp. (Cestoda: Taeniidae) in the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis xanthopygus)

• Autor: Gomez-Puerta, Luis A.
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/13909
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/13909
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Taeniidae; Taenia; metacestode; fimbriocercus; Phyllotis xanthopygus; metacestodo; fimbriocerco

Metacestodes were collected from the peritoneal cavity of the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis xanthopygus) from the Marangani district in Cuzco, Peru. A total of 6 metacestodes were studied and identified as fimbriocercus of Taenia sp. The fimbriocercus had a slightly elongated and spherical body, with a mass of dense tissue and whitish milky color. Each fimbriocercus had an invaginated scolex which had 4 suckers and a rostellum armed with 22 to 25 pairs of hooks. This study shows that the mouse P. xanthopygus participates as an intermediate host for a Taenia species in the southern highlands of Peru.