Zeferino Vaz, Brazilian helminthologist (São Paulo 27 May 1908 – São Paulo 09 February 1981)

Authored about 70 works

With C. Pereira developed a simple and rapid process for in toto-mounting of nematodes in balsam (1934) and a technique for staining parasites

With R.S. Pereira & D.M. Malheiro. Calcium in prevention and treatment of experimental DDT poisoning. Science 101:434-6, 1945

DESCRIBED HELMINTH TAXA

Trematoda

Parahemiurus 1930 with Pereira

Travassosina 1932

Trematichthys 1932

Witenbergia 1932

Nematoda

Ackertia 1934

Hempelia 1936

Paraleiurus 1929 with Pereira

DESCRIBED SPECIES

Aspidodera reisi 1933

Carinema carinii 1933 with Pereira

Cucullanus pauliceae 1934 with Pereira

Cucullanus zungaro 1934 with Pereira

Dadaytrema elongata 1932

Dadaytrema mínima 1932

Dipetalonema travassosi 1934

Freitascapillaria maxilosa 1934 with Pereira

Gongylonema marsupialis 1934 with Pereira

Hedrurus iheringi 1933 with Pereira

Hempelia hempeli 1937

Heteroxynema (H.) muris 1934 with Pereira

Neocladocystis intestinalis 1932

Ophidascaris travassosi 1938

Ophidascaris trichuriformis 1935

Parahemiurus anchoviae 1930 with Pereira

Philometra baylisi 1934 with Pereira

Physaloptera bispiculata 1935 with Pereira

Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) hilarii 1934 with Pereira

Schrankiana larvata 1933

Skrjabinofilaria pricei 1934 with Pereira

Spinitectus rodolphoiheringi 1934 with Pereira

Spirocamallanus amarali 1934 with Pereira

Strongyloides myopotami 1932

Trematichthys trematichthys 1932

Trichonema (Cylicostephanus) parvibursatum 1934

Witenbergia witenbergi 1932

HONORS

Zefevazia Martínez 1954 (Coleoptera)