TY  - JOUR
T1  - Report of <I>Physaloptera praeputialis</I> (Von Linstow 1889, Nematoda) in Mountain Lion (<I>Puma concolor</I>, Linneaus 1771)
AU - Herrera Casio, H. AU - Alferez, F. Rosales AU - Ramos, J.J. Zarate AU - , M.E. Pereda Solis AU - Guerrero, J.H. Martinez 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
SP  - 601
EP  - 603
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2010.601.603
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.601.603
KW  - gastric parasites
KW  -Puma concolor
KW  -mountain lion
KW  -Physaloptera praeputialis
KW  -eggs
AB  - We recovered five adult individuals and various eggs of the gastric parasite <I>Physaloptera praeputialis</I> in a wild mountain lion that was living in the Mapim&iacute; Biosphere Reserve in the state of Durango, Mexico. The adult nematodes were whitish-pink in color, between 25 and 34 mm in length and 0.8 mm in diameter with an extension of the cuticle similar to a prepuce on the anterior extreme of the body and a bilabiate head. All of these characteristics align with the description of the order Spirurida. The eggs were between 45 and 58 &#956;m in length and 30-42 &#956;m in width, which is consistent with the descriptions of Bowman. Although, it is possible to find pathological effects of these parasites in their hosts, the necropsy did not reveal any damage that would compromise the health of the puma.
ER  -