New Record of Schistorophus cirripedesmi (Nematoda: Acuariidae) from a Bar-Tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica baueri (Charadriformes: Scolopacidae) in Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2016.54.3.349
- Author:
Seongjun CHOE
1
;
Hyun KIM
;
Junsik LIM
;
Dongmin LEE
;
Hansol PARK
;
Hyeong Kyu JEON
;
Heejong KIM
;
Youngjun KIM
;
Keeseon S EOM
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea. kseom@chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Schistorophus cirripedemi;
nematode;
bar-tailed godwit;
Korea
- MeSH:
Animals;
Animals, Wild;
Birds;
Chungcheongnam-do;
Gizzard;
Gyeonggi-do;
Korea*;
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning;
Parasites;
Republic of Korea
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2016;54(3):349-355
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In July 2014, a nematode species, Schistorophus cirripedesmi Rhizhikov and Khokhlova, 1964, was recovered from a bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica baueri that was stored in a -20˚C freezer in the Chungnam Wild Animal Rescue Center. The bird was collected in 2012 from the coastal region of Pyeongtaek-si (City), Gyeonggi-do (Province) in the Republic of Korea, although the exact date is not clear. At necropsy, 9 nematodes were found in the gizzard of the bird. The parasites had 4 horn-like cephalic cuticular ornamentations. After morphometric comparison and morphological observations, including scanning electron microscopy, the nematodes were identified as S. cirripedesmi. This is the first description of a nematode species in a shorebird in Korea. This is also the first time this genus and species have been found in Korea.
