Schneidernema retusa (Nematoda: Schneidernematidae) em Dasypus novemcinctus (Xenarthra: Dasypodidae) no Sul do Brasil

Nunes Gomes, SâmaraCheuiche Pesenti, TatianaMüller, Gertrud

Schneidernema retusa is reported in Southern Brazil. Forty - three specimens of Schneidernema retusa were found in the large intestine of nine-banded armadillo in Rio Grande do Sul State. Although this specie of nematode has already been described for this host in Brazil, the Pampa Biome is a new locality record for this specie.