Infection of frog tadpoles (Amphibia) by insect parasitic nematodes (Rhabditida) |
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Authors: | G O Poinar Jr G M Thomas |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Entomology and Parasitology, University of California, 94720 Berkeley, California, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Infective stage juveniles ofNeoaplectana carpocapsae (Steinernematidae) andHeterohabditis heliothidis (Heterorhabditidae) were able to penetrate through the alimentary tract of young tadpoles ofHyla regilla (Hylidae) andXenopus laevis (Pipidae) and enter the body cavity. Some infectives ofN. carpocapsae were able to release their symbiotic bacterium,Xenorhabdus nematophilus inside the host and in two cases, the nematodes developed into adult females before they perished. Tadpole mortality was associated with foreign bacteria entering the penetration holes made by the invading nematodes. The infective stage juveniles of both nematodes frequently encountered a host defense reaction upon reaching the tadpole's infective stage juveniles of both nematodes frequently encountered a host defense reaction upon reaching the tadpole's coelom. |
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Keywords: | Neoaplectana Heterorhabditis frog Amphibia Nematoda pathology |
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