Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First record of the American cestode(Leidy, 1887) (Proteocephalidae) in Europe.
- Journal:
- Journal of helminthology
- Year:
- 2020
- Authors:
- Kvach, Y et al.
- Affiliation:
- Institute of Marine Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Abstract
Here, we report the first record of pleroceroids of the Nearctic tapeworm Proteocephalus ambloplitis (Leidy, 1887) in European fresh waters. The plerocercoids were found encapsulated in the internal organs of the invasive pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) in a pond in Bègles Plage, Bordeaux, France. This parasite species was not observed in L. gibbosus collected from two nearby localities, Bordeaux Lac and a pond in the Parc de Fontaudin. Species identification was confirmed using molecular data and morphological characteristics.
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