Oribatid mites as intermediate hosts of Anoplocephala manubriata, cestode of the Asian elephant in India

Anoplocephala manubriata (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) is a tapeworm that parasitizes both African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximas) elephants. Its life cycle has not yet been completely elucidated nor have intermediate hosts been previously reported. Soil and substrate was collected in...

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Published in:Experimental & applied acarology 2004-01, Vol.32 (3), p.181-185
Main Author: McAloon, F.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anoplocephala
Anoplocephala manubriata
Biological and medical sciences
Cestoda - growth & development
cestode infections
Cestode Infections - parasitology
Cestode Infections - transmission
Cestode Infections - veterinary
cysticercoids
Dung
elephant dung
Elephants - parasitology
Elephas maximus
feces
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
India
intermediate hosts
Invertebrates
Life cycle. Embryology. Development
Mite Infestations - parasitology
Mite Infestations - veterinary
Mites
Mites - parasitology
Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha
new host records
Oribatida
Physiology. Development
tapeworms
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Summary:Anoplocephala manubriata (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) is a tapeworm that parasitizes both African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximas) elephants. Its life cycle has not yet been completely elucidated nor have intermediate hosts been previously reported. Soil and substrate was collected in the Kodanadu Forest Range, Ernakulum District and Guruvayur Devaswom Temple grounds, Thrissur District, in Kerala, India. Oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) were collected from dung piles near captive elephants' bedding and examined for immature stages of the tapeworm. Five species of oribatids were found to contain at least one immature life stage of A. manubriata: Galumna flabellifera orientalis Hammer 1958, Scheloribates latipes (C.L. Koch 1844), S. praeincisus (Berlese 1913), Protoribates seminudus (Hammer 1971), and P. triangularis (Hammer 1971).
ISSN:0168-8162
1572-9702
DOI:10.1023/b:appa.0000021795.02103.d0