Angiostrongylus costaricensis
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| Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Cespedes, 1971
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Angiostrongylus costaricensis is a parasitic nematode.
Its distribution include Brazil.[1]
Hosts
- Limax maximus[1]
- slugs from the family Veronicellidae[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b Teixeira C.G., Thiengo S.C., Thome J.W., Medeiros A.B., Camillo-Coura L. & Agostini A.A. 1993. On the diversity of mollusc intermediate hosts of Angiostrongylus costaricensis Morera & Cespedes, 1971 in southern Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 1993 Jul-Sep;88(3):487-9. (abstract)
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