Pseudocapillaria (Ichthyocapillaria) maricaensis n. sp. (Nematoda, Capillariidae) and remarks on the helminthological fauna of Liolaemus lutzae Mertens, 1938 (Lacertilia, Iguanidae)

Abstract

Pseudocapillaria (Ichthyocapillaria) maricaensis n. sp. is described from the small intestine of the lizard, Liolaemus lutzae Mertens, 1938, collected in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The author compares the new species with Capillaria crotali (Rudolphi, 1819) Travassos, 1915, Capillaria freitaslenti Araujo & Gandra, 1941, Pseudocapillaria (Pseudocapillaria) amarali (Freitas & Lent, 1934) Moravec, 1952, Pseudocapillaria (Pseudocapillaria) cezarpintoi (Freitas & Lent, 1934) Moravec, 1952 and Pseudocapillaria (Ichthyocapillaria) murinae (Travassos, 1914) Moravec, 1952 previously reported from lizards in Brazil. The nematode Thelandros sceleratus Travassos, 1923 and the trematode Paradistomum parvissimum (Travassos, 1918) Travassos, 1919 are for the first time reported from this same host.