Parasitologia hungarica

Author(s): Torres, J., Miquel, J., Feliu, C., Motje, M. & Casanova, J. C.
Title: Helminthological investigation of Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 in Spain. A mustelid broadly spread all over Western Europe and hardly studied from a parasitic viewpoint
Title: A Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 helmintológiai vizsgálata Spanyolországban – Egy Nyugat-Európában mindenütt elterjedt és parazitológiai szempontból alig kutatott menyétfaj
Year: 1996-1997
Volume: 29-30
Pages: 55-65.

Abstract: The current study provides the first important data on the helminth fauna of Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in Western Europe. The analysis of 168 specimens, originating from 29 Spanish provinces, allowed the detection of nine parasite species: Taenia mustelae Gmelin, 1780 (Taeniidae), Aonchotheca putorii (Rudolphi, 1819) (Trichuridae), Trichinella sp. (Trichinellidae), Strongyloides mustelorum Cameron et Parnell, 1933 (Strongyloididae), Molineus patens (Dujardin, 1845) (Molineidae), Crenosoma melesi Jancev et Genov, 1988 (Crenosomatidae), Filarvides martis (Werner, 1783) (Filaroididae), Skrjabingylus nasicola (Leuckart, 1842) (Skrjabingylidae) and Mastophorus muris (Gmelin, 1790) (Spirocercidae). Moreover, the influence of some ecological factors (host sex and geographical location) on the parasitic fauna have been analysed.
Keywords: Mustelidae, Spain, Helminth fauna, Mustela nivalis

Journal: Parasitologia Hungarica
Journal abbreviation:
ISSN: 0303-688X
Publisher: Magyar Parazitológusok Társasága, Budapest
Editor(s): K. Murai, É., Thoma, A., Gubányi, A. & Tajti, T. Zs.