<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>IThe nematode <italic>Chordatortilis crassicauda</italic> Mendonҫa et Rodriguez, 1965 (Nematoda, Acuariidae)had previously been recorded only one time, in Brazil, as a parasite of <italic>T. musculus musculus</italic> Naumann.Thus the record of this species in Poland, in Europe, on another continent and in a different species of the genus <italic>Troglodytes</italic>, is worthy of presentation. The aim of the study is to document the resence of <italic>Chordatortilis crassicauda</italic> (Nematoda, Acuariidae) in the Wren <italic>Troglodytes troglodytes</italic>. Four <italic>Chordatortilis crassicauda</italic> individuals (three female and one male) were found between the proventriculus and muscular stomach of one <italic>T. troglodytes</italic> individual (adult female) collected in the village of Wicie on the Baltic Coast (north-western Poland) on 28 April 2013. The Wren is a new hostrecord for <italic>C. crassicauda</italic>. The fact that <italic>C. crassicauda</italic> had not previously been recorded in Europe may indicate that it is a rare species, specific to birds of the genus <italic>Troglodytes</italic>, which seldom undergo necropsy.</p></abstract>

IThe nematode Chordatortilis crassicauda Mendonҫa et Rodriguez, 1965 (Nematoda, Acuariidae)had previously been recorded only one time, in Brazil, as a parasite of T. musculus musculus Naumann.Thus the record of this species in Poland, in Europe, on another continent and in a different species of the genus Troglodytes, is worthy of presentation. The aim of the study is to document the resence of Chordatortilis crassicauda (Nematoda, Acuariidae) in the Wren Troglodytes troglodytes. Four Chordatortilis crassicauda individuals (three female and one male) were found between the proventriculus and muscular stomach of one T. troglodytes individual (adult female) collected in the village of Wicie on the Baltic Coast (north-western Poland) on 28 April 2013. The Wren is a new hostrecord for C. crassicauda. The fact that C. crassicauda had not previously been recorded in Europe may indicate that it is a rare species, specific to birds of the genus Troglodytes, which seldom undergo necropsy.

<italic>Chordatortilis crassicauda</italic> Mendonça et Rodriguez, 1965 (Spirurida, Acuariidae) in wren <italic>Troglodytes troglodytes</italic> (Passeriformes) in Europe: a new host and geographical record

Department of Parasitology, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 63/ 67, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland

Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, University of Szczecin, Wąska 13, 75-015 Szczecin, Poland

Helminthologia

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 Mendonça et Rodriguez, 1965 (Spirurida, Acuariidae) in wren  (Passeriformes) in Europe: a new host and geographical record

IThe nematode Chordatortilis crassicauda Mendonҫa et Rodriguez, 1965 (Nematoda, Acuariidae)had previously been recorded only one time, in Brazil, as a parasite...

Chordatortilis crassicauda Mendonça et Rodriguez, 1965 (Spirurida, Acuariidae) in wren Troglodytes troglodytes (Passeriformes) in Europe: a new host and geographical record

Article Category: Research Note

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 99 - 104

Received: Mar 11, 2015

Accepted: Jul 28, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0075

Keywords
Europe, parasites, Troglodytidae

© 2016 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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Chordatortilis crassicauda Mendonça et Rodriguez, 1965 (Spirurida, Acuariidae) in wren Troglodytes troglodytes (Passeriformes) in Europe: a new host and geographical record

Article Category: Research Note

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 99 - 104

Received: Mar 11, 2015

Accepted: Jul 28, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0075

KeywordsEurope, parasites, Troglodytidae

© 2016 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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Keywords
Europe, parasites, Troglodytidae