Lepus corsicanus gastro-intestinal helminths: first report

Summary Italian hare Lepus corsicanus De Winton, 1898, is a true species living in simpatry with Lepus europaeus in mainland Italy and with Oryctolagus cuniculus in Sicily, where L. europaeus is absent. Up to date, nobody has studied the helminths of this endemic Italian Mammal. Therefore, in order...

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Published in:Helminthologia 2012-06, Vol.49 (2), p.71-77
Main Authors: Usai, F., Rinnovati, R., Trocchi, V., Stancampiano, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cestoda
Data processing
Ecology
Gastrointestinal system
helminths
Intestine
Italy
Lepus corsicanus
Lepus europaeus
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Nematoda
Nematodes
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Parasites
Rabbits
Scientific Article
Teladorsagia circumcincta
Trichostrongylus
Zoology
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Summary:Summary Italian hare Lepus corsicanus De Winton, 1898, is a true species living in simpatry with Lepus europaeus in mainland Italy and with Oryctolagus cuniculus in Sicily, where L. europaeus is absent. Up to date, nobody has studied the helminths of this endemic Italian Mammal. Therefore, in order to describe Italian hare gastro-intestinal helminths, gastro-intestinal tract of 29 Italian hares, coming from mainland Italy (#14) and from Sicily (#15) were collected between 1997 and 2009. Twentyfive hares were positive for at least one parasite (86 %). Six parasite species were isolated, 2 cestodes ( Cittotaenia pectinata , prevalence 3 %) and Paranoplocephala sp., 3 %) and 4 nematodes ( Trichostrongylus retortaeformis , 86 %, Graphidium strigosum , 14 %, Trichuris sp., 10 % and Teladorsagia circumcincta , 7 %). Both Teladorsagia circumcincta circumcincta and Teladorsagia circumcincta trifurcata morphotypes were identified. Comparison with available data regarding L. europaeus and O. cuniculus in Italy is provided. Being not T. circumcincta and Paranoplocephala sp. typical parasites of leporids, a description of the observed specimens is given.
ISSN:0440-6605
1336-9083
DOI:10.2478/s11687-012-0015-0