Helminth Fauna Associated with Three Neotropical Bat Species (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) in Veracruz, México

This is the first review of the helminth fauna of the moor frog Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842 from the Volga river basin (Russia). The article summarizes the authors’ and literature data on the helminthic fauna of this species. The method of complete helminthological dissection was used. Thirthy-eight helminth species were recorded from three classes: Cestoda (1), Trematoda (28), and Chromadorea (9). Nine helminth species are new to the moor frog in Russia: trematodes Gorgodera varsoviensis Sinitzin, 1905, Strigea falconis Szidat, 1928, larvae, Neodiplostomum spathoides Dubois, 1937, larvae, Tylodelphys excavata (Rudolphi, 1803), larvae, Pharyngostomum cordatum (Diesing, 1850), larvae, Astiotrema monticelli Stossich, 1904, larvae and Encyclometra colubrimurorum (Rudolphi, 1819), larvae, nematodes Strongyloides spiralis Grabda-Kazubska, 1978 and Icosiella neglecta (Diesing, 1851). The cestode Spirometra erinacei (Rudolphi, 1918), larvae were observed of this amphibian species in the Volga basin for the first time. The nematodes Rhabdias bufonis, Oswaldocruzia filiformis, Cosmocerca ornata and the trematode Haplometra cylindracea form the core of the helminth fauna of the moor frog. Information on species of helminths includes systematic position, localization, areas of detection, type and scheme of life cycle, geographical distribution, and degree of specificity to host amphibians.

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Helminth fauna of otter ( Lutra lutra Linnaeus, 1758) in Belorussian Polesie

Parasitology Research ◽

10.1007/s004360050708 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 86 (6) ◽

pp. 528-528 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

V. V. Shimalov ◽

V. T. Shimalov ◽

A. V. Shimalov

Keyword(s):

Helminth Fauna ◽

Lutra Lutra

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Helminth fauna of lizards ( Reptilia, Sauria ) in the southern part of Belarus

Parasitology Research ◽

10.1007/s004360050057 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 86 (4) ◽

pp. 343-343 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

V. V. Shimalov ◽

V. T. Shimalov ◽

A. V. Shimalov

Keyword(s):

Helminth Fauna

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Helminth Parasite Communities of the Water-rat, Hydromys chrysogaster, from Queensland

Wildlife Research ◽

10.1071/wr96074 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 445 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

L. R. Smales ◽

T. H. Cribb

Keyword(s):

Bimodal Distribution ◽

Helminth Fauna ◽

Helminth Community ◽

Parasite Communities ◽

Far North ◽

Core Species ◽

Helminth Communities ◽

Eastern Australia ◽

Hydromys Chrysogaster ◽

High Diversity

The helminth fauna from 124 water-rats, Hydromys chrysogaster, collected from 33 localities in Queensland was analysed. A total of 45 species of helminths was found, comprising 2 acanthocephalans, 2 cestodes, 13 nematodes and 28 trematodes. The helminth community of the water-rats in the region north of latitude 18˚ (far north) was different from that of water-rats south of 18˚ (central); Sorensen’s Index 45·8% similarity, whereas Holmes and Podesta’s Index gave 32·1% similarity. Comparisons with data from water-rats from southern and Tasmanian regions showed that they were different from each other and from both Queensland regions. The helminth communities were characterised by high diversity, dominated by trematodes in the central and Tasmanian regions, but with nematodes becoming more prominent in the far northern and southern regions. No core or secondary species were found in the Queensland helminth communities, the southern community was suggestive of a bimodal distribution and the Tasmanian had two core species. A checklist of helminth species occurring in water-rats from eastern Australia is provided.

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A helminthological research on three Lacertid lizards species:Acanthodactylus harranensis, Acanthodactylus schreiberi Boulenger, 1878, and Mesalina brevirostris Blanford, 1874, collected from South and South-eastern regions of Turkey

Helminthologia ◽

10.1515/helmin-2016-0010 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 200-206 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

S. Düşen ◽

Y Kumlutaş ◽

Ç Ilgaz ◽

A Avci ◽

C Yakagül

Keyword(s):

Helminth Fauna ◽

New Host ◽

South Eastern ◽

Lacertid Lizards ◽

New Host Records

SummaryA total of 45 lizards (Acanthodactylus harranensis [n = 15], Acanthodacthylus schreiberi [n = 9] and Mesalina brevirostris [n = 21]) were collected from South and Southeastern Regions of Turkey and examined for helminth fauna. Acanthodactylus harranensis harbored 1 species of Nematoda (Skrjabinodon sp.), 1 species of Cestoda (Oochoristica tuberculata) and 1 species of Acanthocephala (Centrorhynchus sp. [cystacanth]). Acanthodactylus schreiberi harbored unidentified cysticercoids. Mesalina brevirostris harbored 1 species of Nematoda (Spauligodon saxicolae). All lizards represents new host records for the helminths reported in this study.

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Helminth fauna of Microtus cf. arvalis (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in Russia and adjacent countries

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity ◽

10.13057/biodiv/d210524 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

Author(s):

NADEZHDA Yu. KIRILLOVA ◽

Alexander Kirillov ◽

ALEXANDER B. RUCHIN ◽

MAXIM V. TRUKHACHEV

Keyword(s):

Common Vole ◽

Common Species ◽

Final Host ◽

Helminth Fauna ◽

Helminth Species ◽

Research Areas ◽

The Common ◽

Common Voles ◽

Paratenic Hosts ◽

Parasitic Worms

Abstract. Kirillova NYu, Kirillov AA, Ruchin AB, Trukhachev MV. 2020. Helminth fauna of Microtus cf. arvalis (Rodentia, Cricetidae) in Russia and adjacent countries. Biodiversitas 21: 1961-1979. The helminth fauna of voles of the Microtus cf. arvalis group is reviewed focusing on the Russian fauna and that of adjacent territories. In total, 61 helminth species have been recorded in these rodents: Trematoda-14, Cestoda-21, Nematoda-25, Acanthocephala-1. The diversity of the helminth community of the common vole is due to the wide species range and abundance of this rodent. M. arvalis is the final host for most of the parasites recorded from this host species. Only 10 cestodes and trematodes species use common voles as intermediate and paratenic hosts. The core of this voles’ helminth fauna is formed by common species that parasitize many different rodent species. The helminth fauna of the common vole has been most intensively studied in Russia, where 45 species of parasitic worms have been recorded in rodents. The similarity of the helminth fauna of the common vole from different study regions is determined by both the geographical proximity of the research areas and the broad distribution of most of the M. cf. arvalis helminth species.

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Infection patterns of helminths in Norops brasiliensis (Squamata, Dactyloidae) from a humid forest, Northeastern Brazil and their relation with body mass, sex, host size, and season

Helminthologia ◽

10.2478/helm-2019-0011 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 168-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

D. M. Amorim ◽

R. W. Ávila

Keyword(s):

Body Size ◽

Ecological Factors ◽

Parasite Load ◽

Helminth Fauna ◽

Northeastern Brazil ◽

Rainfall Regime ◽

New Host ◽

Humid Forest ◽

Host Sex ◽

New Host Records

SummaryClimatic and ecological factors can influence the parasite load of a host. Variation in rainfall, body size, and sex of the hosts may be related to the abundance of parasites. This study investigated the helminth fauna associated with a population of Norops brasiliensis, together with the effect of host biology (sex, body size, and mass) and variation in rainfall regime on the abundance of helminths. Species of three groups of endoparasites were found (Nematoda, Cestoda, and Trematoda), with nematodes as the most representative taxa with eight species, prevalence of 63.2 %, mean intensity of 4.0 ± 0.58 (1 – 25), and mean abundance of 2.66 ± 0.44 (0 – 25). Nine helminth species are new host records for N. brasiliensis. The nematode Rhabdias sp. had the highest prevalence (53.3 %). There was no significant relationship between abundance of the trematode Mesocoelium monas and host sex or season, although the abundance of this parasite increased significantly with host body size and mass, while abundance of nematodes was related to season and host mass. This study increases the knowledge about the diversity of helminth fauna associated with N. brasiliensis, revealing infection levels of hosts from northeastern Brazil.

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Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 1. Regional fauna and component community levels

Parasitology ◽

10.1017/s0031182008004393 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 135 (8) ◽

pp. 985-997 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

J. M. BEHNKE ◽

A. BAJER ◽

P. D. HARRIS ◽

L. NEWINGTON ◽

E. PIDGEON ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Community Structure ◽

Temporal Stability ◽

Similarity Index ◽

Helminth Fauna ◽

Myodes Glareolus ◽

Component Community ◽

Bank Voles ◽

Helminth Infections ◽

Site Variation ◽

Jaccard's Similarity Index

SUMMARYHelminth infections were studied in bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from 3 woodland sites in N.E. Poland in the late summers of 1999 and 2002, to assess the temporal stability of derived statistics describing the regional helminth fauna and component community structure, and spatial influence on the latter. Regional helminth fauna changed dramatically between the two years, primarily due to a fall in the abundance ofSyphacia petrusewiczibut was partially compensated for by an increase inMesocestoides lineatusandCladotaenia globifera. It was dominated by nematodes overall, but more so in 1999 than in 2002 when larval cestodes were more frequent. Most derived parameters for component community structure varied considerably between sites and the two surveys, the hierarchical order for sites not being maintained between surveys. They were susceptible to the disproportionate influence of three relatively rare, unpredictable species with the greatest overall aggregated distribution among hosts. Jaccard's similarity index was less influenced by the rare species, showing greater stability between sites and across years. In conclusion, temporal variation confounded any site-specific characteristics of the summary measures quantified in this study and their usefulness is therefore restricted to the years in which the surveys were conducted.

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Studies on the Helminth Fauna of Japan Part 57. Nematodes of Fishes, III

Journal of Helminthology ◽

10.1017/s0022149x00017788 ◽

1961 ◽

Vol 35 (S1) ◽

pp. 217-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Satyu Yamaguti

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Sea Of Japan ◽

Pacific Coast ◽

Helminth Fauna ◽

Marine Biological Laboratory ◽

The Pacific ◽

The World ◽

Inland Sea Of Japan ◽

A New Species ◽

Marine Laboratory

It is my greatest pleasure and honour to contribute a part of the series of my studies on the helminth fauna of Japan in honour of Professor R. T. Leiper, one of the most distinguished helminthologists in the world. The material on which the present paper is based was collected at the Tamano Marine Laboratory of Okayama University on the Inland Sea of Japan except for a new species of Raphidascaroides which was taken by Mr. T. Yamamoto at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University, on the Pacific coast of Wakayama Prefecture. Acknowledgments are due to the staff of the Tamano Marine Laboratory and also to Mr. Yamamoto for their generous supply of the material.

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