Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) a new host species for acanthocefalan Moniliformis moniliformis (Bremser, 1811) in Poland.
Acanthocephalan Moniliformis moniliformis is a parasite of rodents, rarely also reported from carnivorous mammals. One female specimen of this parasite has been found in the small intestine of red fox Vulpes vulpes. It is the first report about this species invading the red fox in Poland.
Kazimierczak
Katarzyna
K
Department of Parasitology and Invasiology, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw Agricultural University, Ciszewskiego 8, 02-786 Warszawa, Poland.
Górski
Paweł
P
Laskowski
Zdzisław
Z
D000049:Acanthocephala; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008990:Moniliformis / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence