title: First report of the genus Retortamonas (Sarcomastigophora: Retortamonadidae) in birds.
abstract: In studies carried out on the parasites infecting ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Spain, trophozoites of Retortamonas sp. have been found in the intestinal contents of 28 out of 146 slaughtered ostriches. The species infecting ostriches could not be determined from the morphological data available. However, these findings are important as they constitute the first report of the genus Retortamonas in birds.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Preventiva (Parasitología), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España. rafael.martinez@uam.es
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Martínez-Díaz
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ponce
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000469:parasitology; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal; D013030:Spain; D020310:Struthioniformes / Q000469:parasitology*