Physocephalus sexalatus
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Physocephalus sexalatus (Molin) Infection site: Stomach and intestine Localities: Calcehtok and Homún Prevalence (%) and mean intensity: Calcehtok 4.8 and 1.5 (1‒1.6). Homún 3.1 and 1.7 (1‒2.5) Specimens deposited: CNHE-12322 and NHM 2025.8.13.14 GenBank accession number: PX232576 (28S) Comments: Based on eight encysted larvae. Cephalic region with two (ventral and dorsal) conical projections (Figure 5I). Head papillae well-defined, composed of six internal labial papillae and four cephalic papillae (Figure 5H). The funnel-shaped oral cavity passes into a narrow pharynx. Tail short, terminating in a small knob bearing spike-like projections (Figure 5J). Body, 1075 ± 229.3 (848‒1500) × 65 ± 9 (60‒80). Esophagus length 577 ± 139 (430‒760): muscular esophagus 186 ± 74 (80‒285) long and glandular esophagus 391 ± 108 (205‒550) long. Tail 47 ± 6 (42‒60) long. The morphology and measurements of the specimens correspond to the third-stage larvae of P. sexalatus (Kirillov & Yu Kirillova 2021). This species has been recorded in P. mesoamericanus, P. fulvus, B. plicata, Glossophaga mutica Merriam and Micronycteris microtis Miller from Morelos (see complete references in Jiménez et al. 2017). This is the first record of P. sexalatus from bats in Yucatán.
Authors: Moguel-Chin, Wilson Isaias, Suárez-Galaz, Alejandro, Casanova, Anyela Jackelin Chan-, Concha-Guillermo, Henry Orlando, Tzec-Che, Ruben Guadalupe, Robles, María Del Rosario, Digiani, María Celina, Hernández-Orts, Jesús S., Ruiz Torres, Nallely G., Macswiney, M. Cristina, Panti-May, Jesús Alonso
Institutions: Autonomous University of Yucatán, Secretariat of Public Education, Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Natural History Museum, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Veracruzana
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7088435472
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