Gizzard spirurid nematode Acuaria skrjabini in Japanese tree sparrows and a gray starling from Tokyo.
Gastrointestinal helminths were collected from 49 Japanese tree sparrows (Passer montanus saturatus) in Tokyo, Japan. In 16 sparrows, 1-9 (average, 3.5) gizzard spirurid nematodes (Acuaria skrjabini Ozerskaya, 1926) were found embedded in the mucosa of the gizzard. In addition, Capillaria sp., Platynosomum passeri Yamashita et Tsumura, 1962, and a hymenolepidid cestode were collected from 1, 2, and 1 sparrows, respectively. A sexually mature A. skrjabini female and 3 males were found also in a young gray starling (Sturnus cineraceus) that was found dead in the same area after failure to leave the nest. Starlings are a new host record for this spirurid species. Until this study, this gizzard spirurid species has not been recorded in this country or the Far East region.
Department of Parasitology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
Hiroshi
H
Sato
Arihiro
A
Osanai
Haruo
H
Kamiya
Yumi
Y
Une
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D001837:Body Weights and Measures / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005895:Gizzard, Avian / Q000469:parasitology; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000662:veterinary; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D046370:Sparrows; D046749:Starlings