title: Helminth parasites in some Spanish bats.
abstract: Nineteen bats of the species Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, R. hipposideros, Myotis myotis, M. nattereri, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Barbastella barbastellus, Eptesicus serotinus and Plecotus auritus captured in N. W. Spain in 1983-85 were found to contain the following helminth parasites: Mesotretes peregrinus (found in 4 host species and making up 31% of all helminths); Plagiorchis vespertilionis (10.5%, in 2 host species); Strongylacantha glycirrhiza, Molinostrongylus alatus, Molineidae gen. sp., Capillariidae gen. sp., Hymenolepis acuta, Cestoda gen. sp. and Trematoda gen. sp. I and II (5.2% in 1 host species).
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quinteiro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sanmartin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001699:Biometry; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006376:Helminths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology*