New species of Genus Diplotriaena Railliet and Henry, 1909 (Filariidae: Nematoda) from Passer domesticus Linnaeus and P. pyrhonotus Blyth (Passeridae: Passeriformes) in Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan
| Autor: | Saima Naz, Ali Murtaza Dharejo, Muhammad Munif Khan, Irshad Chandio |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Male Filarial worms Veterinary medicine 03 medical and health sciences Diplotriaena Genus biology.animal Filariidae Prevalence Animals Pakistan Sex Ratio Filarioidea Sparrow biology Host (biology) Bird Diseases General Medicine 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Filariasis Nematode Female Passer Sparrows |
| Zdroj: | Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi. 39(4) |
| ISSN: | 2146-3077 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE The present study was conducted to examine the filarial nematodes of house sparrow [Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758)] and Sindh sparrow (P. pyrrhonotus Blyth, 1844) from Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. METHODS Twenty-three house sparrows and 12 Sindh sparrows were examined for nematode parasites. A total of seven birds were found infected by 16 filarial worms belonging to the genus Diplotriaena Railliet and Henry, 1909. Birds were dissected and parasites were processed through the standard method of temporary slide mounting. Live worms were found embedded in the lungs of the host. RESULT The present specimens were known to be new to science. It is the first record of species of both domestic and Sindh sparrows in Pakistan. The prevalence and male-female ratio of the present species were conducted. CONCLUSION The present species was named as Diplotriaena passeri. This name is given to new nematode species on the name of its type host. It was compared with previously known species of the genus Diplotriaena on the basis of their diagnostic characteristics. |
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