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.
Sato
Hiroshi
H
Department of Parasitology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.
Osanai
Arihiro
A
Kamiya
Haruo
H
Une
Yumi
Y
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