Pteronura brasiliensis (Gmelin) Checklist of helminth parasites of threatened vertebrate species from Brazil Muniz-Pereira, Luís C. Vieira, Fabiano M. Luque, José L. Zootaxa 2009 2123 1 45 Freitas & Lent Freitas & Lent [151,584,1647,1673] Secernentea Onchocercidae Dirofilaria Animalia Spirurida 7 8 Nematoda species spectans    Pteronura brasiliensis(Gmelin), heart, pulmonary artery, Mato Grosso do Sul ( Freitas & Lent 1949; Vicente et al.1997; Vieira et al.2008a) (CHIOC 13236 – paratype, 17704a̅b – holotypeand allotype, 17705a–h – paratype).