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First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America

Primer registro de nematodos mermítidos parasitando chicharritas en Sudamérica

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https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v42n1.73601

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Argentina, Hemiptera, Mermithidae, parasitism (en)
Argentina, Hemiptera, Mermithidae, parasitismo (es)

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Nematodes of the family Mermithidae were found parasitizing adults and nymphs of the species Hortensia similis (Auchenorryncha: Cicadellidae). The host specimens were collected from weeds associated to citrus orchards located in Corrientes, Argentinean province, during a biodiversity study in 2015. As far as we know, this is the first South American example of leafhoppers parasitized by mermithids.

Se encontraron nematodos de la familia Mermithidae parasitando ninfas y adultos de Hortensia similis (Auchenorryncha: Cicadellidae). Los especímenes hospedadores fueron recolectados en malezas asociadas a huertos de cítricos ubicados en la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina, durante un estudio de biodiversidad en 2015. Hasta donde sabemos, este es el primer ejemplo de chicharritas parasitadas por un mermítido en Sudamérica.

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Rusconi, J. M., Defea, B. S., Montes, M. M. and Achinelly, M. F. (2020). First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America. Caldasia, 42(1), 147–149. https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v42n1.73601

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Rusconi, J.M., Defea, B.S., Montes, M.M. and Achinelly, M.F. 2020. First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America. Caldasia. 42, 1 (Jan. 2020), 147–149. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v42n1.73601.

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Rusconi, J. M.; Defea, B. S.; Montes, M. M.; Achinelly, M. F. First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America. Caldasia 2020, 42, 147-149.

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RUSCONI, J. M.; DEFEA, B. S.; MONTES, M. M.; ACHINELLY, M. F. First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America. Caldasia, [S. l.], v. 42, n. 1, p. 147–149, 2020. DOI: 10.15446/caldasia.v42n1.73601. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/73601. Acesso em: 19 jan. 2025.

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Rusconi, José Matías, Barbara Soledad Defea, Martín Miguel Montes, and María Fernanda Achinelly. 2020. “First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America”. Caldasia 42 (1):147-49. https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v42n1.73601.

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Rusconi, J. M., Defea, B. S., Montes, M. M. and Achinelly, M. F. (2020) “First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America”, Caldasia, 42(1), pp. 147–149. doi: 10.15446/caldasia.v42n1.73601.

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J. M. Rusconi, B. S. Defea, M. M. Montes, and M. F. Achinelly, “First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America”, Caldasia, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 147–149, Jan. 2020.

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Rusconi, J. M., B. S. Defea, M. M. Montes, and M. F. Achinelly. “First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America”. Caldasia, vol. 42, no. 1, Jan. 2020, pp. 147-9, doi:10.15446/caldasia.v42n1.73601.

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Rusconi, José Matías, Barbara Soledad Defea, Martín Miguel Montes, and María Fernanda Achinelly. “First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America”. Caldasia 42, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 147–149. Accessed January 19, 2025. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/73601.

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Rusconi JM, Defea BS, Montes MM, Achinelly MF. First record of Mermithid nematodes parasitizing leafhoppers in South America. Caldasia [Internet]. 2020 Jan. 1 [cited 2025 Jan. 19];42(1):147-9. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/73601

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