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First finding of Ityogonimus lorum and I. ocreatus co-infection in the Iberian mole, Talpa occidentalis.

Jordi MiquelRoser AdalidMàrius V. FuentesJordi TorresMarcos Miñarro

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0301 basic medicineEpidemiologyZoologyTrematode InfectionsBiologyInfectionsTrematodes03 medical and health sciencesbiology.animalMoleparasitic diseasesSuckerHelminthsAnimalsHistologia veterinàriaEspanyaEpidemiologiaMorphometricsEuropean moleInsectivore030108 mycology & parasitologyParasitologia veterinàriabiology.organism_classificationhumanitiesInfeccionsInsectesInsectsMolesVeterinary histologySpainTalpaParasitologyVeterinary parasitologyTrematodaCo infection

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Abstract The Ityogonimus lorum-I. ocreatus co-infection is reported for the first time in the Iberian mole Talpa occidentalis in Asturias (NW Spain). Both Ityogonimus species are stenoxenous helminths of insectivores of the genus Talpa and they have often been found parasitizing the Iberian mole and also the European mole T. europaea, but a mixed infection had not been previously reported. The present study also highlights the main differential morphometric characteristics between I. lorum and I. ocreatus such as the body length, the ventral sucker diameter, the ratio between suckers and the distance between suckers.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2018-03-19Acta parasitologica
10.1515/ap-2018-0102https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30367768