Oribatid mites as intermediate hosts of Anoplocephala manubriata, cestode of the Asian elephant in India |
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Authors: | F Michael McAloon |
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Institution: | Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3043, USA. michael.mcaloon@wconn.edu |
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Abstract: | 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). |
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Keywords: | Anoplocephala Cestodes Elephants India New host record Oribatid |
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