Rev: 02/20/2024
Viguiera Seurat, 1913
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Viguiera spp. are parasites of birds; reported from bird gizzards. Speies of this nematodes have a wide host range, occurring widely among three speciesa of Hawaiian honeycreepers Cid et al., 1985).
Parasites of birds.
Cid del Prado Vera, I., Maggenti, A.R., Van Riper III, C. 1985. New species of Spiruridae (Nemata: Spirurida) from endemic Hawaiian honeycreepers (Passeriformes: Drepanididae), the Japanese white-eye (Passeriformes: Zosteropidae) and a new species of Acuariidae (Nemata: Spirurida) from Japanese white-eye collected on the island of Hawaii. Proc. Helminth. Soc. Wash. 52:247-259.
Seurat, L.G. 1914. Sur un nouveau spiroptiere des rapaces C.R. Soc. Biol. 76:21.
Copyright 1999 by Howard Ferris. Revised: February 20, 2024.