The helminth fauna of the barbary partridgeAlectoris barbarain Tenerife, Canary Islands

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Foronda ◽  
J.C. Casanova ◽  
E. Figueruelo ◽  
N. Abreu ◽  
C. Feliu
Keyword(s):  
Canary Islands ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Helminth Fauna ◽  
Helminth Species ◽  
Ascaridia Galli ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Tenerife Island ◽  
First Time ◽  
Species Being

AbstractThe helminth fauna of the barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) in Tenerife Island (Canary Archipelago) was studied from 2001 to 2002, as there were no records of helminths from this host in the Canary Islands. Seven helminth species were identified: two cestodesChoanotaenia infundibulumandLyruterina nigropunctata, and five nematodesAonchotheca caudinflata,Baruscapillaria obsignata,Eucoleus annulatus,Ascaridia galliandHeterakis gallinarum.Lyruterina nigropunctata,A. galli and E. annulatusare recorded for first time inA. barbara. An analysis of available data onAlectorisspp. reveals the importance of intermediate hosts such as arthropods and earthworms in the diet of partridges. Terrestrial helminths are dominant species, with monoxenous and heteroxenous species being present in similar numbers in differentAlectorisspecies along their geographical distribution. Helminth species found in Tenerife fromA. barbaraare poor indicators of the host colonization from North Africa because these helminths are species that are commonly found in fowl with a cosmopolitan distribution.

scholarly journals An Overview of the Helminths of Moor Frog Rana arvalis Nilsson, 1842 (Amphibia: Anura) in the Volga Basin

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Igor V. Chikhlyaev ◽  
Alexander B. Ruchin
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Position ◽  
Helminth Fauna ◽  
Helminth Species ◽  
Volga Basin ◽  
Rana Arvalis ◽  
Amphibian Species ◽  
Volga River ◽  
Spirometra Erinacei ◽  
First Time ◽  
Moor Frog

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.

scholarly journals A review of the Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) of Sardinia

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2318 (1) ◽  
pp. 566-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL WHITMORE
Keyword(s):  
Canary Islands ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Arthropod Diversity ◽  
Italian Regions ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
First Time

An account is given of the species of Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826 subgenus Heteronychia Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 known from the island of Sardinia (Italy). Most of the nearly 1,400 specimens examined were collected in the SW part of the island during 2003–2006 as part of a project investigating the arthropod diversity of the Monti Marganai and Montimannu areas (respectively Carbonia-Iglesias and Medio Campidano provinces). The study resulted in the finding of eight species of Heteronychia, six of which are recorded from Sardinia for the first time. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) penicillata Villeneuve, 1907, previously mentioned in the literature, is excluded from the fauna of the island. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) thirionae (Lehrer, 1976) is recorded for the first time from Europe and North Africa (Algeria). One species, Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) gabrielei sp. nov., from various sites in the limestone massif of Marganai, is described as new. Previously unpublished records from other Italian regions and from other countries (Algeria, Canary Islands, Greece) are also given for several species. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) schnabli Villeneuve, 1911 is recognized as a junior synonym of S. (H.) consanguinea Rondani, 1860 syn. nov. The possible synanthropy of Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) pandellei (Rohdendorf, 1937) is briefly discussed. A key to males and females of all known Sardinian and Corsican species of Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) is provided.

scholarly journals The helminth fauna of brown trout (Salmo trutta) from a sub-alpine lake revisited after 40 years with introduced European minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 15-26
Author(s):  
Reidar Borgstrøm ◽  
Øyvind Hatleli Mestrand ◽  
John E. Brittain ◽  
Leif Lien
Keyword(s):  
Brown Trout ◽  
Salmo Trutta ◽  
Helminth Fauna ◽  
Helminth Species ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Phoxinus Phoxinus ◽  
Piscivorous Birds ◽  
European Minnow ◽  
Brown Trout Salmo Trutta

The helminth fauna of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in the Norwegian subalpine lake, Øvre Heimdalsvatn was studied by examination of gills, eyes, body cavity, kidney, stomach, pyloric region and intestine in a total of 112 brown trout randomly sampled in June, July, and September 2011. Ten helminth species, Discocotyle sagittata, Phyllodistomum umblae, Crepidostomum farionis, C. metoecus, Diplostomum sp., Proteocephalus sp., Cyathocephalus truncatus, Dibothriocephalus ditremus, D. dendriticus, and Capillaria sp. were identified. These data were compared to data from the period 1969 to 1972, just after the first record of the European minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) in 1969. All ten helminth species, except D. dendriticus, were also present in 1969–72. However, a few major changes in infection intensities have occurred. The cestode D. ditremus and the trematode Diplostomum sp., both with piscivorous birds as final hosts, had markedly higher relative densities (abundance) in brown trout in 2011 compared to 1969–72, while the two Crepidostomum species showed a substantial decline in relative densities. We suggest that these changes may be indirectly related to the establishment and subsequent population increase of European minnow in the lake. The abundance of minnows may have increased the food basis for the piscivorous birds, primarily mergansers and the black-throated diver that now regularly forage in the lake. In addition, there have been changes in the littoral invertebrate community, including species serving as intermediate hosts of some of the brown trout parasites.

scholarly journals Ecological analysis of helminth fauna of wild artiodactyles (Mammalia: artiodactyla) in Karakalpakstan

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-23
Author(s):  
F. J. Akramova ◽  
M. Sh. Toremuratov ◽  
U. A. Shakarbaev ◽  
L. A. Rakhmonova ◽  
D. A. Azimov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycles ◽  
Helminth Fauna ◽  
Helminth Species ◽  
Aral Sea ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Hunting Season ◽  
Wild Boars ◽  
Ecological Relationships ◽  
Feral Dogs ◽  
Gazella Subgutturosa

The purpose of the research is studying current fauna of helminths in wild artiodactyls and analysis of their ecological relationships with populations of representatives of the Artiodactyla in biogeocenoses of Karakalpakstan.Materials and methods. Wild populations of artiodactyls were studied in 2016–2020 in the ecosystems of the Kyzyl Kum, Ustyurt and the lower reaches of the Amu Darya, including the drained bottom of the Aral Sea. Some killed animals (the saiga, Persian gazelle, and Bokharan deer) seized from poachers, as well as those killed by predators and feral dogs in the sanctuaries and reserves of Karakalpakstan were used to collect helminthological material. Wild boars were examined after shooting during the hunting season. A total of 11 saigas, 13 Persian gazelles, 7 Bokharan deer and 16 wild boars, and 213 fecal samples from these animals were examined. The studies were carried out using generally accepted methods of dissection (Skryabin, 1928; Ivashkin et al., 1971) and ovoscopy of animal feces. For a comparative analysis of helminth fauna of the study animals, we used previously collected (1959–1978) parasites from the wild boar, saiga, Persian gazelle and Bokharan deer in Karakalpakstan.Results and discussion. We have found that the fauna of the Artiodactyla is represented by the following 5 species in the biogeocenosis of Karakalpakstan: Sus scrofa nigripes Blan., Cervis elaphus bactrianus Lydek., Gazella subgutturosa Gueld., Saiga tatarica Linn., and Ovis orientalis arcal Gmel., in which we identified 26 helminth species classified as Cestoda, Trematoda and Nematoda. Cestodes are represented by 6 species, trematodes by 2 species, and nematodes by 18 species. The helminth species composition of the study animals is 14 species in pigs, 11 species in Bokharan deer, 13 species in saigas and 14 species in Persian gazelles. Representatives of the genera Taenia, Echinococcus, Fasciola, Schistosoma, Gongylonema and Setaria are common to these animal species. By nature of the biological cycle, the helminths of the study artiodactyls recorded by us can be divided into two groups: monoxenous and heteroxenous. Monoxenous parasites include representatives of the Trichocephalidae (3 species), Trichostrongylidae (2 species), Dictyocaulidae (2 species), Syphaciidae (1 species), and Ascarididae (1 species), whose life cycles proceed without changing hosts. Eighteen species of representatives of cestodes (6 species), trematodes (2 species) and nematodes (10 species) are developed with the involvement of intermediate hosts.

scholarly journals A revision of the genus Atomopria Kieffer, 1910 (Hymenoptera Diaprioidea Diapriidae)

2016 ◽  
pp. 99-114
Author(s):  
Achille Casale
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Canary Islands ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Morphological Features ◽  
Gran Canaria ◽  
First Time ◽  
North Western

The genus Atomopria Kieffer, 1911 currently includes two only described species: A. fulvicornis Kieffer, 1911, from north-western Italy (Liguria) and A. rufithorax Kieffer, 1911, from Tunisia (Tunis). The following ten new species are described from North Africa and Canary Islands: A. helenae n. sp. (Algeria, Kabylia), A. giachinoi n. sp. (Algeria, Kabylia), A. lisae n. sp. (Algeria, Kabylia), A. olmii n. sp. (Canary Islands, Gran Canaria), A. ortegae n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife), A. boffai n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife), A. cavazzutii n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife), A. longicornis n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife), A. paglianoi n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife), A. scaramozzinoi n. sp. (Canary Islands, Tenerife). Diagnostic morphological features of representatives of this genus are described; male genitalia of some species are illustrated for the first time. The synonymy of the genus Atomopria with Basalys Westwood, 1832 is also hypothesized, but not proposed in this contribution. A key for identification of all species is provided, both for females and males. Finally, some taxonomic and biogeographic questions are briefly debated.

Parasitic helminths of the wild rabbit,Oryctolagus cuniculus, in different bioclimatic zones in Tenerife, Canary Islands

2003 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Foronda ◽  
A. Del Castillo ◽  
N. Abreu ◽  
E. Figueruelo ◽  
J. Piñero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Canary Islands ◽  
Parasite Species ◽  
Abiotic Factors ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Wild Rabbit ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
Parasitic Helminths ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Tenerife Island ◽  
The Mean

AbstractFaunistic and ecological analyses of the wild rabbit helminth fauna were undertaken in Tenerife island (Canary Islands). Rabbits were collected between 1998 and 2000 in seven bioclimatic zones in Tenerife selected by orientation and altitude. Five parasite species were identified, three cestodes (Taenia pisiformis(larvae),Andrya cuniculiandMosgovoyia ctenoides) and two nematodes (Trichostrongylus retortaeformisandPassalurus ambiguus).Taenia pisiformispresented an irregular distribution with significant differences in prevalences between the zones.Andrya cuniculiwas only found in two zones and there were no significant differences in prevalence values.Mosgovoyia ctenoidespresented a wide distribution with significant prevalences, which were higher in northern compared to southern zones.Trichostrongylus retortaeformiswas absent in the low southern zones of the island.Passalurus ambiguuswas found in all zones with no significant difference in the prevalence of infection. The differences in prevalences are likely to be explained by abiotic factors in the case ofT. retortaeformis, and by the absence of definitive and intermediate hosts in the case ofT. pisiformisandA. cuniculi, respectively. All parasite species in Tenerife are common helminths in the Iberian Peninsula, from which their rabbit hosts originated. No significant differences were recorded in the mean intensities of infection of any of the parasite species identified.

Non-native white piranhas graze preferentially on caudal fins from large netted fishes

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 585 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. R. Andrade ◽  
L. D. Silva ◽  
I. Guedes ◽  
A. M. Santos ◽  
P. S. Pompeu
Keyword(s):  
Dominant Species ◽  
Large Fish ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Natural Range ◽  
First Time ◽  
Species Being ◽  
Native White

In this study we assessed, for the first time, grazing by Serrasalmus brandtii outside its natural range. We observed higher grazing proportions in samples from sites where S. brandtii is the dominant species in relation to sites where it is recorded as present and sites where it is absent. S. brandtii grazed preferentially on caudal fins in relation to all other fins alone or combined. It also preferred to mutilate fins instead of flesh. Larger fish had a higher probability of being mutilated and had a higher number of mutilated fins than smaller fish, which is expected as large fish represent a larger resource to their consumers. S. brandtii avoided mutilating conspecifics and, as its abundance increased, so did the number of species being preferentially grazed.

scholarly journals Helminth fauna of Lebanon Lizard, Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838), (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Southern Turkey

2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bırlık ◽  
H. S. Yildirimhan ◽  
N. Sümer ◽  
Y. Kumlutaş ◽  
Ç. Ilgaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Helminth Fauna ◽  
Helminth Species ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
New Host ◽  
Southern Turkey ◽  
First Time ◽  
New Host Records

SummaryIn the years 2010 and 2014, fifty-four samples ofPhoenicolacerta laevisfrom eight localities in Adana (n=6) and Hatay (n=48) were collected and examined for helminth parasites. New host and locality records were recorded. As a results of present study, three species of Digenea,Sonsinotrema tacapense, Prosthodendrium chilostomum, Brachylaimasp. (metacercaria); two species of Cestoda,Oochoristica tuberculataandMesocestoides sp. and four species of Nematoda,Skrjabinodon medinae, Spauligodon sp.,Thubunaea sp. and a larva of the AscaridiidaeAscarididaegen.sp. were reported for lizard samples. We document new host records for all of helminth species reported here.Sonsionotrema tacapense(Digenea), andThubunaea sp. (Nematoda) are recorded for the first time from Turkey. There are, to our knowledge, no reports of helminths forP. laevisin Turkey and also from its range.

scholarly journals New data on helminth fauna of birds of prey (Falconiformes, Accipitriformes, Strigiformes) in the Slovak Republic

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Komorová ◽  
J. Sitko ◽  
M. Špakulová ◽  
Z. Hurníková ◽  
R. Sałamatin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Host Species ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Helminth Fauna ◽  
Helminth Species ◽  
Common Finding ◽  
Birds Of Prey ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
First Time

Summary In the years 2012-2014, carcasses of 286 birds of prey from the territory of Slovakia were examined for the presence of helminth parasites. The number of bird species in the study was 23; five belonging to the Falconiformes order, eleven to Accipitriformes, and seven to Strigiformes. A finding of Cestoda class comprehended 4 families: Paruterinidae (4), Dilepididae (2), Mesocestoididae (2) and Anoplocephalidae (1). Birds of prey were infected with 6 families Nematoda species of the Secernentea class: Syngamidae (1), Habronematidae (2), Tetrameridae (3), Physalopteridae (1), Acuariidae (1), and Anisakidae (2). Out of the Adenophorea class, the Capillariidae family (1) was confirmed. The Acanthocephala group was represented by the Paleacanthocephala class, the Centrorhynchidae family (3). Out of the Trematoda class, 12 different species of flukes were found, belonging to the Diplostomidae (5), Cyathocotylidae (1), Strigeidae (4), Opistorchidae (1), and Plagiorchidae (1) families. The most frequent helminth species infecting diurnal birds of prey was Strigea falconis. This fluke was confirmed in one bird species from the Falconiformes order and in eight species from the Accipitriformes order. In nocturnal birds of prey, the most common finding was the acanthocephalan Centrorhynchus aluconis, identified in four different host species of the Strigiformes order. In total, 23 helminth species were recorded for the first time in Slovakia.

scholarly journals First record of the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in the Canary Islands confirmed by DNA barcoding

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 ◽  
pp. 169-175
Author(s):  
Carlos Ruiz ◽  
Daniel Suárez ◽  
Manuel Naranjo ◽  
Pilar De la Rúa
Keyword(s):  
Canary Islands ◽  
North Africa ◽  
First Record ◽  
Local Fauna ◽  
Island Ecosystems ◽  
Gran Canaria ◽  
Carpenter Bee ◽  
First Time ◽  
The City ◽  
Xylocopa Pubescens

Island ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the introduction of exotic species that can have an impact on local fauna and flora. Here, the carpenter bee Xylocopa pubescens is reported in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain) for the first time. This species is native to North Africa and the Near East and shows a rapid dispersion across the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, together with a single record in the southernmost tip of the island. Different hypotheses about its arrival to the island are discussed.

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