<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Of the 105 great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensins) from northern Poland (the Vistula Lagoon and Masurian Lake District), examined in 2000–2001, 67 proved hosts of the nematode Syncuaria squamata (Linstow, 1883). The prevalence, mean intensity, and intensity range amounted to 63.8 %, 36.2 specimens, and 1–120 specimens, respectively. The infection was heavier in the immature birds (84.6 %, 40.9 inds, and 1–120 inds) than in the adults (3.7 %, 1 ind.). The nematodes were dominated by gravid females (n=1846), followed by males (n=157), immature females (n=79), and L4 larvae (n=2). Measurements of the parasite are provided. S. squamata is a new species for the parasite fauna of Poland.</p></abstract>

Of the 105 great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensins) from northern Poland (the Vistula Lagoon and Masurian Lake District), examined in 2000–2001, 67 proved hosts of the nematode Syncuaria squamata (Linstow, 1883). The prevalence, mean intensity, and intensity range amounted to 63.8 %, 36.2 specimens, and 1–120 specimens, respectively. The infection was heavier in the immature birds (84.6 %, 40.9 inds, and 1–120 inds) than in the adults (3.7 %, 1 ind.). The nematodes were dominated by gravid females (n=1846), followed by males (n=157), immature females (n=79), and L4 larvae (n=2). Measurements of the parasite are provided. S. squamata is a new species for the parasite fauna of Poland.

Syncuaria squamata (Linstow, 1883) (Nematoda: Acuariidae) in the Great Cormorant [Phalacrocorax carbo sinensins (Blumenbach, 1798)] in northern Poland

Department of Invertebrate Zoology, University of Gdańsk, Al. Marsz. Pilsudskiego 46, 81-378, Gdynia, Poland

Helminthologia

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Of the 105 great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensins) from northern Poland (the Vistula Lagoon and Masurian Lake District), examined in 2000–2001, 67...

Syncuaria squamata (Linstow, 1883) (Nematoda: Acuariidae) in the Great Cormorant [Phalacrocorax carbo sinensins (Blumenbach, 1798)] in northern Poland

Published Online: Mar 01, 2006

Page range: 33 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0007-z

Keywords
Syncuaria squamata, Nematoda, Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis, Gulf of Gdaśk, Vistula Lagoon, Mazurian Lakeland, Poland

© 2006 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

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Syncuaria squamata (Linstow, 1883) (Nematoda: Acuariidae) in the Great Cormorant [Phalacrocorax carbo sinensins (Blumenbach, 1798)] in northern Poland

Published Online: Mar 01, 2006

Page range: 33 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0007-z

KeywordsSyncuaria squamata, Nematoda, Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis, Gulf of Gdaśk, Vistula Lagoon, Mazurian Lakeland, Poland

© 2006 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

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

Keywords
Syncuaria squamata, Nematoda, Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis, Gulf of Gdaśk, Vistula Lagoon, Mazurian Lakeland, Poland