Aplectana
Creators: name: González, Cynthya Elizabeth
name: Inés, Hamann Monika
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Nematoda
Secernentea
Ascaridida
Cosmocercidae
Aplectana

description: Aplectana sp.
Host and record: Leptodactylus bufonius Boulenger, 1894 (Co), Leptodactylus chaquensis Cei, 1950 (Co), Adenomera diptyx (Boettger, 1885) (= Leptodactylus diptyx) (Co, Fo). Site of infection: Large intestine.
Material deposited: CECOAL 0 0 0 12501, 0 2123272 (L. bufonius), CECOAL 0 2112902 (L. chaquensis), MLP 6528-6533 (A. diptyx).
References: González & Hamann (2006a), Hamann et al. (2012), Schaefer et al. (2006), Zaracho et al. (2012). Life cycle: All species of genus Aplectana possess a monoxenous life cycle; infection occurs by ingestion of eggs (Anderson 2000).
Aplectana adaechevarriae Ramallo, Bursey and Goldberg, 2008 Host and record: Rhinella major (Müller and Hellmich, 1936) (Sa), Rhinella schneideri (Werner, 1894) (Sa) Site of infection: Large intestine.
Material deposited: CH-FML 0 7455(H), 0 7456(A), 0 7457(P), 0 7461(P). References: Ramallo et al. (2008).
Aplectana delirae (Fabio, 1971) Baker, 1980
Host and record: Rhinella major (Müller and Hellmich, 1936) (Co), Leptodactylus chaquensis Cei, 1950 (Co). Site of infection: Large intestine.
Material deposited: CECOAL 0 2113232 (R. major), CECOAL 0 3092418 (L. chaquensis). References: González & Hamann (2006b); Schaefer et al. (2006).
Aplectana hylambatis (Baylis, 1927) Travassos, 1931
[= Oxysomatium bonariensis Gutierrez, 1945; = Aplectana pudenda Masi Pallares and Maciel, 1974 (see Baker and Vaucher, 1986)]
Host and record: Rhinella achalensis (Cei, 1972) (= Bufo achalensis) (Cb), Rhinella arenarum (Hensel, 1867) (= B. arenarum) (Sa, Sj, Ba), Leptodactylus latinasus Jiménez de la Espada, 1875 (Co), Leptodactylus chaquensis Cei, 1950 (Co), Leptodactylus bufonius Boulenger, 1894 (Co), Physalaemus santafecinus Barrio, 1965 (Co). Site of infection: Small intestine, large intestine, intestinal peritoneum, liver.
Material deposited: MNHN 622 CA (R. achalensis), CECOAL 11072601, 11072602 (R. arenarum), CECOAL 0 301333 (L. latinasus), CECOAL 0 0 0 21701, CECOAL 10113010, CECOAL 10113010 (L. bufonius), CECOAL 0 2103022 (P. santafecinus).
References: Gutiérrez (1945), Sueldo & Ramírez (1976), Ramírez et al. (1979), Baker (1980a), González & Hamann (2006a; 2010a), Hamann et al. (2006a; 2006b; 2012), González et al. (2013a).
Aplectana meridionalis Lent and Freitas, 1948 Host and record: Pleurodema borellii (Peracca, 1895) (Ju). Site of infection: Not specified.
Material deposited: MNHN 75 HD.
References: Baker (1980a).
Aplectana tarija Ramallo, Bursey and Goldberg, 2007 Host and record: Rhinella arenarum (Hensel, 1867) (= C. arenarum) (Sa). Site of infection: Large intestine.
Material deposited: CH-FML 07442-A(H), 07442-B(A), 07442-C(P). References: Ramallo et al. (2007b).
Aplectana fusiforme Savazzini, 1928 (species inquirenda) Host and record: Leptodactylus latrans (Steffen, 1815) (= L. ocellatus). Site of infection: Intestine.
Material deposited: Not specified.
References: Savazzini (1928).
Notes: Baker (1980a) considered that the description of this species was inadequate; the presence of a paired row of large preanal papillae possibly corresponds to the plectanes typical of Cosmocerca. This author considered this species as species inquirenda.
description: Published as part of González, Cynthya Elizabeth & Inés, Hamann Monika, 2015, Checklist of nematode parasites of amphibians from Argentina, pp. 451-476 in Zootaxa 3980 (4) on pages 455-456, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3980.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/233431