Check List 8(5): 914-916, doi: 10.15560/8.5.914
Valipora minuta (Coil, 1950) (Cyclophyllidea: Gryporhynchidae) in Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Ardeidae): The first record from Brazil and a new definitive host record
expand article infoHudson Alves Pinto‡, Vítor Luis Tenório Mati‡, Alan Lane de Melo‡
‡ Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Corresponding author: Hudson Pinto ( hudson_pinto@fake_email.org )

© 2017 Hudson Pinto, Vítor Mati, Alan Melo.
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Citation: Pinto H, Mati V, Melo A (2012) Valipora minuta (Coil, 1950) (Cyclophyllidea: Gryporhynchidae) in Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Ardeidae): The first record from Brazil and a new definitive host record. Check List 8(5): 914-916. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.5.914
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Abstract
The gryporhynchid tapeworm Valipora minuta (Coil, 1950) found in Butorides striata (Linnaeus, 1758) from Pampulha dam, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, which represents a new definitive host, is reported from South America for the first time. The morphology of the cestodes found is briefly described and compared with previous reports and closely related species.
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