Cooperia elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Strongylida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Cycloneuralia Cladus: Nematoida Phylum: Nematoda Classis: Chromadorea Ordo: Rhabditida Subordo: Strongylida

Familia: Trichostrongylidae
Genus: Cooperia
Species: Cooperia elegans

Name

Cooperia elegans Travassos, 1921

Distribution

South America

• Brazil

Found in small intestine of monkeys.

References

• Travassos L., 1921a. Contribuicoes para o conhecimento da fauna helmintolojica brasileira. XIII. Ensaio monografico da familia Trichostrongylidae Leiper, 1909. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro-Man-guinbos, vol.13,pp.1-135, pp. 1-56, DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761921000100001.
• Travassos L., 1921b. Nematodeos novos. 1. Brazil-med., Rio de Janeiro, ann. 35, vol.2, pp. 367-368.

Additional references

• Schwartz B., 1928. A new species of trichostrongylid worm of the genus Cooperia from the Carabaoin the Philippine Islands, with a review of the genus. Proceedings of the United States National Museum.
• Wardell Stiles C. Hassall A. and Orleman Nolan M.B. Key Catalogue of Parasites Reported for Primates (monkeys ..., Numéros 152 à 160.