The first record of Molineus patens (Dujardin, 1845) (Nematoda, Molineidae) in the ermine (Mustela erminea L.) in Poland.
A single specimen of the nematode Molineus patens (Dujardin, 1845) was isolated from the intestine of the ermine (Mustela erminea L.) found dead on a road in Lubuskie voivodeship (Western Poland) in July 2008. Since this is the first record of the parasite in the ermine from Poland, description, biometrical data and figures are given.
Popiołek
Marcin
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Institute of Biology, Department of Systematics and Ecology of Invertebrates, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kozuchowska 5b, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland. marcin.popiolek@up.wroc.pl
Jarnecki
Hubert
H
Łuczyński
Tomasz
T
D000818:Animals; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D045969:Mustelidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000382:microbiology; D011044:Poland