Larval occurrence of Hydatigera taeniaeformis Batsch (1786) (Cestoda: Taeniidae) in the liver of wild rodents in Egypt.
Hydatigera taeniaeformis Batsch (1786) was found in the liver of six species of Egyptian wild rodents. Wanas et al., (1990) found the total incidence of this larval stage to be 20.0% among cestode infection. It was found in (40.9%) Rattus norvegicus; (33.3%) Gerbillus gerbillus; (26.8%) Rattus rattus; (25.0%) Mus musculus; (16.6%) Acomys cahirinus; and (7.2%) Arvicanthis niloticus. The cysts of Hydatigera taenioformis was always occupying the marginal surfaces of both right and left lobes and sometimes there was a double cyst contained two strobilae. The rostellar hooks used for identification. The strobilae obtained were in different stages of development. The rostellar hook system was complete and so the suckers but the segment showed no maturation. Morphological characters and role of rodents as intermediate host for such cestode are discussed.
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Al Azhar University, Naser City, Cairo, Egypt.
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D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D007814:Larva; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology*; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012377:Rodentia