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Redescription of Quasiamidostomum fulicae (Rudolphi, 1819) Lomakin, 1991 (Nematoda: Amidostomatidae), a parasite of Fulica atra (Gruiformes)

Katarzyna Królaczyk

Katarzyna Królaczyk

Department of Animal Anatomy and ZoologySzczecin, Poland
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Daniel Zaborski

Daniel Zaborski

Laboratory of Biostatistics, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry West Pomeranian University of Technology in SzczecinSzczecin, Poland
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Emil Dzierzba

Emil Dzierzba

Laboratory of Biology and Ecology of Parasites, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology in SzczecinSzczecin, Poland
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Katarzyna M. Kavetska

Katarzyna M. Kavetska

Laboratory of Biology and Ecology of Parasites, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology in SzczecinSzczecin, Poland
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29 feb 2020
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Publicado en línea: 29 feb 2020
Páginas: 95 - 102
Recibido: 06 jun 2019
Aceptado: 12 feb 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2020-0014
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Introduction

Quasiamidostomum fulicae (Rudolphi, 1819) Lomakin, 1991, is a species of which the systematic position is still unclear, and it is reported in the literature under many synonyms. In the present study, an attempt has been made at establishing the ultimate systematic position of Quasiamidostomum fulicae against the backdrop of selected Amidostomatinae species.

Material and Methods

The parasites were identified based on measurements of external and internal structures. Ecological analysis of Q. fulicae was carried out using the quantitative indices (frequency, prevalence, mean intensity, relative abundance, and dominance index). Statistical analyses (discriminant analysis) were performed on measurement data.

Results

The intestines of 77 coots were examined. They yielded a total of 398 parasites, including 67 identified as Q. fulicae. Both males and females were located in the muscular gizzard. The morphometric analysis of Q. fulicae in this study showed the dimensions of all the internal organs to be in agreement with measurements reported by other authors. The discriminant analysis, used to find the differences between the examined nematode species (Amidostomoides acutum, A. petrovi, A. monodon, Amidostomum anseris, and Quasiamidostomum fulicae), gave highly significant results (P < 0.0001) with respect to both males and females.

Conclusion

The results justify the separation of Q. fulicae from the genus Amidostomum.
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Ciencias de la vida, Biología molecular, Microbiología y virología, Ciencias de la vida, otros, Medicina, Medicina veterinaria
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