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Digenetic Trematodes Of Marine Teleost Fishes From Biscayne Bay, Florida, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

This study includes 111 species of Digenea from 69 of 113 species of teleost fishes examined from Biscayne Bay, Florida. Biscayne Bay represents the reported northern limit along the Atlantic coast for all but 22 of the 111 species. It represents the southern limit for only one, Didymocystis scomberomori. From the known collections reported in the literature, the Digenea from Biscayne Bay appear to consist primarily of a tropical fauna. Species previously known from the Pacific Ocean only are Botulisaccus pisceus and Pseudocreadium scaphosomum. There are 81 new host records.

Two new genera are created: Claribulla (Felloclistomatidae) and …

Pythonella Scelopori Sp. N. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) From A Costa Rican Lizard, Donald W. Duszynski

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Describes Pythonella scelopori sp. n. (Protozoa: Eimeriidae) from a Costa Rican lizard.

Acanthocephala Of Louisiana Picidae With Description Of A New Species Of Mediorhynchus, Brent B. Nickol

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

One hundred eighty-three woodpeckers of eight species collected in Louisiana were examined for Acanthocephala. Only the red-bellied woodpecker, Centurus carolinus, was infected. One of 53 was parasitized by an immature specimen of Mediorhynchus grandis; three by Centrorhynchus spinosus; 12 by Mediorhynchus centurorum sp. n. The new species of Mediorhynchus is distinguished by a trunk which is very narrow in the anterior 3 mm, but is suddenly expanded farther posteriad. Proboscis armature of 22 to 24 slightly spiral rows of six hooks and four or five spines each differs from all other species of the genus except M. …

Review Of Arctic Biology By H. P. Hansen (Oregon State University Press, 1967), Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Review of Arctic Biology by H.P. Hansen (Oregon State University Press, 1967).

Studies On The Helminth Fauna Of Alaska, Xlvi. Davainea Lagopodis Sp. Nov. (Cestoda: Davaineidae) From Grouse (Tetraonidae), Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Cestodes of the genus Davainea Blanchard 1891, from grouse in various Eurasian and North American regions have been identified as D. tetraoensis Fuhrmann 1919, or less frequently as D. proglottina (Davaine 1860). Those from ptarmigan (Lagopus spp.) in Alaska, resembling D. tetraoensis in some details but having only a single row of rostellar hooks and fewer testes, were earlier reported as D. proglottina by Babero (1953). The study of additional material from grouse from Alaska indicates that this cestode is specifically distinct from the two species mentioned. It is described here as new.

German abstract: Beschrieben wird eine …

Axenic Ovarial Explants From The Marine Nematode Deontostoma Californicum On Culture Media, D. R. Viglierchio, Armand R. Maggenti, R. N. Johnson

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

The gonads of Deontostoma californicum were isolated from the organismal environment by dissection. In an attempt to approximate the in vivo condition and to maintain in vitro architecture and function ten media recommended for the culture of insect cells or organs were tested. The media were prepared in two series: one according to published recommendations and the second substituting filtered seawater for the inorganic salts and distilled water. Media were prepared as both liquid and gel (agar) with and without antibiotics. Whole animals and eggs were placed on the same culture media series as the ovarial explants. Ovarial explant reaction …

Zoonotic Diseases In The Changing Arctic, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Compatible with the biotic uniformity of northern regions, the occurrence of certain organisms which cause zoonotic diseases is general throughout the Arctic. In the past, most frequently affected by such diseases have been aboriginal peoples whose way of life involved encroachment upon naturally occurring parasite-host assemblages. Now, as changes take place in socioeconomic conditions in the Arctic, the importance of zoonotic diseases as a cause of morbidity may lessen among such peoples, but on the other hand, more nonaborigines may be affected. Although my remarks relate mainly to Alaska, again the biotic uniformity of the North seems to have its …

Three New Coccidia (Protozoa: Telosporea) From Kingsnakes, Lampropeltis Spp., In Illinois, With A Redescription Of Eimeria Zamenis Phisalix, 1921, David R. Anderson, Donald W. Duszynski, William C. Marquardt

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Eimeria lampropeltis sp. n., Caryospora lampropeltis sp. n., and Cryptosporidium lampropeltis sp. n. are described from the host Lampropeltis c. calligaster, and Eimeria zamenis is redescribed from this host and from L. getulus holbrooki. Oocysts of E. lampropeltis are ellipsoidal with a smooth outer wall measuring 29 to 38 by 14 to 20 μ, mean 30.4 by 16.3. E. zamenis oocysts are ellipsoidal with a smooth outer wall measuring 28 to 33 by 14 to 19 μ, mean 30.2 by 16.2. Oocysts of Caryospora lampropeltis are round with a finely pitted outer wall measuring 20 to 25 μ …

Isospora Peromysci Davis, 1967, In Northeastern Colorado, Donald W. Duszynski, David R. Anderson

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

This report constitutes a new geographic record of Isospora peromysci and adds a photomicrograph of the parasite which the original description did not include.

A Brief History Of The Namru-3 Medical Zoology Program, Harry Hoogstraal

United States Naval Medical Research Unit 3: Publications

The NAMRU-3 Medical Zoology program began during Easter week of 1950. We had just closed the NAMRU-3 field station at Torit, in Equatoria Province of soulheastern Sudan, and were heading homeward to the United States. However, the offer to remain in Egypt for a year or two to develop a Medical Zoology department at NAMRU-3 provided an interesting challenge after working for several years in tropical forests and grasslands of Africa and other continents. We shall briefly describe subsequent events under four headings: (1) Medical Zoology in Egypt, (2) Ticks and Tickborne Diseases of the World, (3) Kala Azar in …

Pasożyły Przewodu Pokarmowego I Płuc Zajęcy Woj. Białostockiego, Stefan Wieczorowski

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

English summary

Wieczorowski S. - The alimentary tract and the lungs parasites in hares in Białystok voivodship

87 parasitic sections were made of hares coming from Białystok voivodship territory. The investigations lead to the conclusion that the hares are 100 percent invaded by parasites. Among the roundworms of the alimentary tract, the most frequent are the following: Trichostrongylus retortaeformis (78.1 percent) and Trichocephalus sylvilagi (43 percent). Coccidiosis is also widespread; it was found in 77 percent of the investigated animals.

Parasites Of The Inshore Lizardfish, Synodus Foetens, From South Florida, Including A Description Of A New Genus Of Cestoda, Robin M. Overstreet

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

The parasites of the inshore lizardfish, Synodus foetens, were studied from collections taken from an estuarine canal in south Florida between January 1963 and December 1964. A new genus of Cestoda (Bothriocephalidae) has been erected with the proposed name Anantrum. Several larval and adult helminths and a dinoflagellate were studied from monthly samples of Synodus. Incidence of infection, intensity of infection, location of parasites in the host, and associations among parasites are discussed. Extensions of ranges for parasites in S. foetens and parasites heretofore not recorded from S. foetens are noted.

Taxonomic Characters In The Genus Echinococcus (Cestoda: Taenlidae), Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Not more than four species of cestodes of the genus Echinococcus Rudolphi, 1801, are recognized as valid. The larval stage of at least three of them is able to develop in man, causing respective types of hydatid disease. Accurate characterization of these cestodes, including both larval and adult stages, is essential for identification, upon which depends development of methods for preventing infection of man and domestic animals. Because morphological characteristics of the larval cestodes may be modified according to the species of host in which they develop, identification should be based upon taxonomic characters of specimens from the respective natural …

Fessisentis Necturorum Sp. N. (Acanthocephala: Fessisentidae), A Parasite Of The Gulf Coast Waterdog, Necturus Beyeri, Brent B. Nickol

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Specimens of a previously undescribed species of the genus Fessisentis were taken from the Gulf Coast waterdog, Necturus beyeri beyeri, in southeastern Louisiana. This is the third species of the genus to be described and the first published record of Fessisentis from an amphibian. The new species as a shorter body, smaller proboscis hooks, and a proportionately larger proboscis than F. fessus. The species from Necturus has more longitudinal rows of proboscis hooks each with fewer hooks, relatively smaller male genitalia, and proportionately longer lemnisci than F. vancleavei.

Occurrence Of The Trematode Glypthelmins Pennsylvaniensis Cheng, 1961, In Chorus Frogs, Pseudacris Triseriata, In Colorado, John E. Ubelaker, Donald W. Duszynski, Donald L. Beaver

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Glypthelmins pennsylvaniensis has been reported from Hyla crucifer Weid, in Pennsylvania (Cheng, 1961) and in Pseudacris nigrita (LeConte) in Georgia (Byrd and Maples, 1963). This report adds Pseudacris triseriata from Colorado.

Arthropods Of Medical Importance In Asia (And The European Ussr), Part Ii: Data On Arthropods Other Than Mosquitoes, Bernard V. Travis, Renato M. Labadan

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Includes information on black flies, sand flies, midges, horse flies, biting flies, non-biting flies, fleas, bugs, urticating and vesicating arthropods, ticks, mites, and miscellaneous arthropods of medical importance from Asia and the European USSR.

A Consideration Of Infraspecific Categories In The Genus Echinococcus Rudolphi, 1801 (Cestoda: Taeniidae), Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786) and E. multilocularis Leuckart, 1863, have been considered polytypic species, nine and three subspecies, respectively, having been recognized mainly on typological grounds. However, limits of taxonomically significant morphological and physiological variation have not been defined, nor do we know the degree to which such variation is influenced by species of host. With the probable exception of E. g. canadensis Cameron, 1960, the recognized subspecies of E. granulosus occur sympatrically with the nominate subspecies, E. g. granulosus, of European origin. Because there are no well-defined predator-prey relationships which would ensure their ecological isolation, seven of these …

Translation Of Kheysin, Ye. M. 1967. Osnorye Itogi I Napravleniya Protozoologicheskikh Issledoraniy V Sssr. [Fundamental Review And Orientation Of Protozoological Research In The Ussr]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 46: 1,603-1,629, Ye. M. Kheysin, Frederick K. Plous Jr.

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Translation number 14, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States, June 18, 1968 (51 pages)

Translation of Kheysin, Ye. M. 1967. Osnorye itogi i napravleniya protozoologicheskikh issledoraniy v SSSR. [Fundamental review and orientation of protozoological research in the USSR]. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 46: 1,603-1,629

Translation from Russian to English by Frederick K. Plous, Jr., and edited by Norman D. Levine (notated NDL/cr)

Translation Of Kheysin, E. M. 1967. Obnaryzhenie Tsentrioli Pri Elektronnomikroskopicheskom Issledovanii Merozoitov Eimeria Intestinalis (Sporozoa, Coccidia) [= Observation Of The Centriole During Electron Microscope Studies Of The Merozoites Of Eimeria Intestinalis (Sporozoa, Coccidia). Tsitologiya 9: 1,411-1,412, E. M. Kheysin, Frederick K. Plous Jr.

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Summary

Structures were seen in the merozoites of Eimeria intestinalis which were markedly resembled a centriole. Nine tubules formed a ringlet near the nucleus, with one more tubule in the center. This structure, although similar to a typical centriole, differs in that it has a central tubule.

Translation number 13, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States, 1968? (3 pages)

Translation of Kheysin, E. M. 1967. Obnaryzhenie tsentrioli pri elektronnomikroskopicheskom issledovanii merozoitov Eimeria intestinalis (Sporozoa, Coccidia) [= Observation of the centriole during electron microscope studies of the merozoites of Eimeria intestinalis (Sporozoa, Coccidia). Tsitologiya 9: 1,411-1,412 …

On The Ecology And Distribution Of Echinococcus Spp. (Cestoda: Taeniidae) And Characteristics Of Their Development In The Intermediate Host, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Echinococcus granulosus (Batsch, 1786) and E. multilocularis Leuckart, 1863 [syn. Alveococcus multilocularis (Leuckart, 1863) Abuladze, 1960] are distinguished by well defined biological and developmental characteristics. Obligatory predator-prey relationships of the hosts segregate the two species ecologically under natural conditions. The larval stage of E. granulosus develops slowly in long-lived ungulates, while that of E. multilocularis becomes infective within a few months in intermediate hosts (rodents) having a life expectancy of less than a year.

Existing parasite-host relationships of these cestodes had become established at least as early as late Pleistocene time, and two biologically distinct forms of E. granulosus can …

New Records Of The Pigmy Shrew Microsorex Hoyi (Baird) In Alaska, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

The results of extensive trapping (ca. 7000 small mammals from the Alaskan mainland) indicate that the pigmy shrew, Microsorex hoyi (Baird), is a comparatively rare mammal in Alaska. From January, 1949, to the present, my co-workers and I have collected only seven specimens. These few animals considerably extend the known geographic range of M. hoyi in Alaska.

Mosquitoes Of The Cheyenne Bottoms Waterfowl Management Area, Barton County, Kansas, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

Studies of the local biology of eleven species of mosquitoes in a prairie marsh in central Kansas revealed that "floodwater" species (Aedes dorsalis, A. nigromaculis, A. sollicitans, A. vexans, Psorophora ciliata, P. cyanescens) formed a major portion of the total mosquito population and were the principal pests after early June. Culex tarsalis was the most numerous single species and was captured in large numbers even during the hot, dry period from mid-July to late August. Culiseta inornata was plentiful in early spring and fall, but virtually absent from late May to mid-September. Culex pipiens, Orthopodomyia signijera, and …

Review Of Protozoology, 5th Ed., By Richard R. Kudo (Thomas, Springfield, 1966), John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

Review of Protozoology, 5th edition, by Richard R. Kudo, published by Thomas, Springfield, 1966.

Studies On American Paragonimiasis. Iv. Observations On The Pairing Of Adult Worms In Laboratory Infections Of Domestic Cats, Franklin Sogandares-Bernal

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Observations are reported on the pairing of Paragonimus kellicotti Ward, 1908, in laboratory infections of 19 domestic cats. In four of six cases in which single metacercariae were fed 8 weeks previous to subsequent reexposure to another metacercaria, the worms were able to locate one another and become established in the lung cyst of the definitive host and the infections became patent. The role of pairing and the attraction between worms is discussed.

Epidemiology Of Plasmodium Hexamerium Huff, 1935, In Meadowlarks And Starlings Of The Cheyenne Bottoms, Barton County, Kansas, John J. Janovy Jr.

John J. Janovy, Jr. Publications

A 2-year epidemiological study of Plasmodium hexamerium in meadowlarks and starlings of the Cheyenne Bottoms Waterfowl Management Area, Barton County, Kansas, revealed that seasonal infection incidence varied significantly in the meadowlark, being highest in the early spring and lowest in the winter, but did not vary significantly in the starling. Both host species became infected at an early age, the meadowlark in the nest and the starling soon after leaving it. In concurrent vector studies: (1) Culex tarsalis was infected with P. hexamerium in the laboratory; (2) C. tarsalis, Aedes nigromaculis, and A. sollicitans were exceedingly abundant and fed …

Studies On The Helminth Fauna Of Alaska. Xliv. Revision Of Ogmogaster Jägerskiöld, 1891, With A Description Of O. Pentalineatus Sp. N. (Trematoda: Notocotylidae), Robert L. Rausch, Francis H. Fay

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

Discrepant conclusions in the literature concerning the specific distinction of the two spe- cies assigned to the genus Ogmogaster Jägerskiöld, 1891, necessitated a reevaluation of the taxonomic characters used in separating these trematodes. Study of material from baleen whales from North Pacific waters and from baleen whales and lobodont pinnipeds from the southern hemisphere disclosed the existence of two species which can be distinguished by consistent differences in numbers of ventral ridges, ratio of length of cirrus sac to length of body, and by other morphological characters. Since the original description of O. plicatus (Creplin, 1829) does not permit certain …

The Feather Mite Genus Proctophyllodes (Sarcoptiformes: Proctopbyllodidae), Warren T. Atyeo, Norman L. Braasch

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum (1924–2023)

A systematic revision is presented for the genus Proctophyllodes. Data on the bionomics, morphology, and host-parasite relationships are included.

Trichinosis, Usda

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Trichinosis is a disease that is caused by small threadlike worms called trichinae. I It is not catching. People get trichinosis when they eat raw or underdone pork that contains trichinae. Few of the millions of hogs killed each year for food have living trichinae in their muscles, but, since there are some, you should never eat pork that is not properly cooked. Cooking pork throughout kills the worms.

Ixodid Ticks: Possible Vectors Of Tuberculosis, Ya. A. Blagodarnyy, I. N. Blekhman, M. P. Yukunin

United States Navy: Publications

"From these tests, we established that artificially and naturally fed ticks are susceptible to the infective source and preserve tuberculosis mycobacteria in the body for a long period."

Translation Of Musaev, M. A., A. M. Surkova, Ya. Ya. Elchiev, And F. K. Alieva. 1966. A New Species Of Coccidium Of The Genus Eimeria From The Domestic Duck, Anas Domestica [= Novyi Vid Koktsidii Iz Roda Eimeria Ot Domasnie Utki, Anas Domestica. Izvest. Akademie Nauk Azerbaid. Ssr, Otdel. Ottisk, Baku, Ussr 1966(3): 34-36, M. A. Musaev, A. M. Surkova, Ya. Ya. Elchiev, F. K. Alieva, Frederick K. Plous Jr.

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Translation number 17, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States, October 13, 1969 (5 pages)

Translation of Musaev, M. A., A. M. Surkova, Ya. Ya. Elchiev, and F. K. Alieva. 1966. A new species of coccidium of the genus Eimeria from the domestic duck, Anas domestica [= Novyi vid koktsidii iz roda Eimeria ot domasnie utki, Anas domestica. Izvest. Akademie Nauk Azerbaid. SSR, Otdel. Ottisk, Baku, USSR 1966(3): 34-36

Translation from Russian to English by Frederick K. Plous, Jr., and edited by Norman D. Levine (notated NDL:cml)