Helminths From Introduced Small Mammals on Kerguelen, Crozet, and Amsterdam Islands (Southern Indian Ocean)

Four monoxenous nematodes and 1 heteroxenous cestode were found in 4 species of introduced small mammals on isolated sub-Antarctic islands of the Indian Ocean. In the Kerguelen Archipelago, Syphacia obvelata, Passalurus ambiguus (Nematoda: Oxyuridae), and Rodentolepis straminea (Cestoda: Cyclophylli...

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Published in:The Journal of parasitology 2001-10, Vol.87 (5), p.1205-1208
Main Authors: Pisanu, B, Chapuis, J-L, Durette-Desset, M-C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
Animals
Archipelagoes
Archipelagos
Biological and medical sciences
Cestoda - isolation & purification
Communities
Digestive System - parasitology
Feces - parasitology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Indian Ocean Islands
Introduced species
Invertebrates
Islands
Larvae
Mammals
Mice
Mice - parasitology
Mus musculus
Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha
Nematoda
Nematoda - isolation & purification
Nematodes
Parasite hosts
Parasitology
Rabbits
Rabbits - parasitology
Rats
Rats - parasitology
Rattus rattus
RESEARCH NOTES
Small mammals
Systematics. Geographical distribution
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Summary:Four monoxenous nematodes and 1 heteroxenous cestode were found in 4 species of introduced small mammals on isolated sub-Antarctic islands of the Indian Ocean. In the Kerguelen Archipelago, Syphacia obvelata, Passalurus ambiguus (Nematoda: Oxyuridae), and Rodentolepis straminea (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidae) were respectively found in the house mouse Mus musculus, the rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus, and the black rat Rattus rattus. One accidental nematode, Trichostrongylus sp. (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae), was also found in a black rat on Kerguelen. On Possession Island (Crozet Archipelago), R. straminea was present in the black rat. On Amsterdam Island, the brown rat R. norvegicus harbored 2 species, R. straminea and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (Nematoda: Heligmonellidae). The small number of founder hosts and the depauperate terrestrial communities on these remote islands explain the low diversity in the helminth communities of these introduced mammals compared with continental populations.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[1205:HFISMO]2.0.CO;2