Identifikasi Parasit Pentastomida pada Biawak Air (Varanus salvator) yang akan dikonsumsi

Pentastomide parasite giant water lizards lung.

Authors

  • Andhika Yudhantama Subroto
    andhikasubroto@gmail.com
    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya
  • I Komang Wiarsa Sardjana Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya
  • Moh Sukmanadi Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya
  • E Djoko Poetranto Department of Veterinary Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya
  • Kusnoto Kusnoto Department of Veterinary Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya
  • Agus Sunarso Department of Veterinary Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
June 27, 2020

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This study aims to determine the pentastomide parasite that infects the digestive tract of giant water lizards examined in Laboratory of Parasitology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University. In this study, three sample were found to be infected with pentastomide parasite in the lung. The phase found was adult phase pentastomide; it has pentastomide spermatheca which shows that this parasite is female.