title: A record of Pseudamphistomum truncatum (Rudolphi, 1819) (Digenea, Opisthorchiidae) in the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra L.) from Poland.
abstract: Opisthorchid digenean Pseudamphistomum truncatum (Rudolphi, 1819) was isolated from liver bile ducts of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) found dead in the fishing pond complex near Wrocław (Lower Silesia, SW. Poland) in March 2009. Since this is the first record of the parasite in the otter from Poland, the description, biometrical data and figure are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, Wroclaw University, 63 Przybyszewskiego Street, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland. joanna.hildebrand@microb.uni.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Popiołek
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zaleśny
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piróg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D010041:Otters / Q000469:parasitology*; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D011044:Poland; D013045:Species Specificity