Nematode parasites of Brazilian Ciconiiformes birds: a general survey with new records for the species

This report deals with the identification of one hundred and fifty-nine samples of nematodes recovered from Brazilian egrets and herons. Contracaecum microcephalum, C. multipapillatum, C. plagiaticium, Desportesius invaginatus, D. longevaginatus, Desmidocercella ardeae, Eustrongylides ignotus, Portocaecum reticulatum, Tetrameres micropenis, Capillaria sp. Contracaecum sp. Portocaecum sp. Procymea sp., Tetrameres sp. and Viktorocara sp. were studied The genus Viktorocara and the species C. microcephalum, C. plagiaticium, D. invaginatus, D. ardeae and P. reticulatum are referred in Brazil for the first time