STOMACH NEMATODES OF THE SHOVELER ANAS CLYPEATA LINNAEUS, 1758 (ANSERIFORMES:ANATIDAE) WINTERING IN IRAQ | ||
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum | ||
Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 27-34 | ||
Author | ||
Azhar A. Al-Moussawi | ||
Abstract | ||
Three Spirurid nematodes: Amidostomoides acutum (Lundahl,1848) Seurat, 1918, Epomidiostomum uncinatum (Lundahl,1848) Seurat, 1918 and Tetrameres sp. Creplin,1846 were isolated from the stomach (provenrticulus and gizzard) of the shoveler Anas clypeata from central Iraq. A brief description, morphometric and meristic characters for the nematodes were provided.Incidence of the three nematodes discussed with pertinent literatures. Key words: Iraq, Shoveler, Spirurid nematodes, Amidostomoides acutum,Epomidiostomum uncinatum, Tetrameres sp. | ||
Keywords | ||
Anas clypeata Linnaeus; Amidostomoides acutum; Epomidiostomum uncinatum | ||
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