Helminths of mammals and birds of Israel. I. Helminths of Acomys spp. (Rodentia, Murinae)
Greenberg, Z.
Israel Journal of Zoology 18(1): 25-38
1969
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-2210 PMID: 5364987 Document Number: 2777
The helminth fauna of the two species of Acomys occurring in Israel was studied. Seventeen species of helminths were found in A. cahirinus of which three are new: Syphacia minuta n. sp., Metathelazia acomysi n. sp. (Nematoda); Rodentolepis negevi n. sp. (Cestoda). The following species were found for the first time in A. cahirinus: Aspiculuris africana Quentin, 1966; Trichuris muris (Schrank, 1788); Trichosomoides crassicauda (Bellingham, 1840); Streptopharagus kutassi (Schulz, 1927) (Nematoda); Hymenolepis diminuta (Rudolphi, 1819); Pseudandrya monardi Fuhrmann, 1943; Mathevotaenia rodentinum (Joyeux, 1927) (Cestoda); Moniliformis moniliformis (Bremser, 1811) (Acanthocephala). The other species found were: Dentostomella kuntzi Myers, 1961; Gongylomena sp., Ascarididae sp. (larva); Spiruridae sp. (larva) (Nematode); letrathyridium (Cestode); Scaphiostomun sp. (Trematode). Four species were recovered from A. russatus: Syphacia minuta n. sp.: Aspiculuris africana, Streptopharagus kutassi (new host records) and Dentostomella kuntzi. All these species were found in A. cahirinus. The occurrence of each helminth species in the hosts and in different areas are discussed.
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