Helminth parasites of some rodents (Cricetidae, Heteromyidae, and Sciuridae) from Zacatecas, Mexico

Eighty-six specimens representing 7 species of rodents from 9 localities in the state Zacatecas were examined for helminths. Only 5 host species were found to harbor at least 1 species: Chaetodipus sp., Dipodomys merriami atronasus, Neotoma mexicana, Otospermophilus variegatus, and Peromyscus sp.; i...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Martínez-Salazar, Victoria Flores-Rodríguez, Rogelio Rosas-Valdez, Jorge Falcón-Ordaz
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Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2016-11-01
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1360
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author Elizabeth A. Martínez-Salazar
Victoria Flores-Rodríguez
Rogelio Rosas-Valdez
Jorge Falcón-Ordaz
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description Eighty-six specimens representing 7 species of rodents from 9 localities in the state Zacatecas were examined for helminths. Only 5 host species were found to harbor at least 1 species: Chaetodipus sp., Dipodomys merriami atronasus, Neotoma mexicana, Otospermophilus variegatus, and Peromyscus sp.; in contrast Mus musculus and Reithrodontomys sp., were not parasitized. Three species of cestodes (Catenotaeniidae gen. sp., Hymenolepis sp., and Raillietina sp.) and 7 nematodes (Gongylonema sp., Heteromyoxyuris longejector, Lamotheoxyuris cf. ackerti, Mastophorus dipodomis, Rauschtineria sp., Pterygodermatites dipodomis, and Trichuris dipodomis) were recorded. The intestine is the most parasitized (7 taxa) and trematodes were not found. The highest species richness was recorded in D. merriami atronasus from Rancho La Barranca (6 taxa), which also had the most sampling effort. H. longejector in Chaetodipus sp. from El Gordillo, showed the greatest mean abundance, and mean intensity values, followed by Rauschtineria sp. in O. variegatus from Morelos-Zacatecas Road. All species are new locality records, 14 new host records, and 2 taxa recorded for the first time in Mexico: Rauschtineria sp. and M. dipodomis. This is the first study of helminth parasites of rodents from Zacatecas.
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spelling doaj-art-78d88b2a13614b9fb5fc0eb18cf24c4e2025-08-20T01:49:22ZengUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad1870-34532007-87062016-11-0187410.1016/j.rmb.2016.10.009Helminth parasites of some rodents (Cricetidae, Heteromyidae, and Sciuridae) from Zacatecas, MexicoElizabeth A. Martínez-Salazar0Victoria Flores-RodríguezRogelio Rosas-ValdezJorge Falcón-OrdazLab. Colecciones Biológicas y Sistemática Molecular Unidad Académica de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Autónoma de ZacatecasEighty-six specimens representing 7 species of rodents from 9 localities in the state Zacatecas were examined for helminths. Only 5 host species were found to harbor at least 1 species: Chaetodipus sp., Dipodomys merriami atronasus, Neotoma mexicana, Otospermophilus variegatus, and Peromyscus sp.; in contrast Mus musculus and Reithrodontomys sp., were not parasitized. Three species of cestodes (Catenotaeniidae gen. sp., Hymenolepis sp., and Raillietina sp.) and 7 nematodes (Gongylonema sp., Heteromyoxyuris longejector, Lamotheoxyuris cf. ackerti, Mastophorus dipodomis, Rauschtineria sp., Pterygodermatites dipodomis, and Trichuris dipodomis) were recorded. The intestine is the most parasitized (7 taxa) and trematodes were not found. The highest species richness was recorded in D. merriami atronasus from Rancho La Barranca (6 taxa), which also had the most sampling effort. H. longejector in Chaetodipus sp. from El Gordillo, showed the greatest mean abundance, and mean intensity values, followed by Rauschtineria sp. in O. variegatus from Morelos-Zacatecas Road. All species are new locality records, 14 new host records, and 2 taxa recorded for the first time in Mexico: Rauschtineria sp. and M. dipodomis. This is the first study of helminth parasites of rodents from Zacatecas.https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1360NematodaCestodaMammalsMexican plateauHelminthological inventory
spellingShingle Elizabeth A. Martínez-Salazar
Victoria Flores-Rodríguez
Rogelio Rosas-Valdez
Jorge Falcón-Ordaz
Helminth parasites of some rodents (Cricetidae, Heteromyidae, and Sciuridae) from Zacatecas, Mexico
Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Nematoda
Cestoda
Mammals
Mexican plateau
Helminthological inventory
title Helminth parasites of some rodents (Cricetidae, Heteromyidae, and Sciuridae) from Zacatecas, Mexico
title_full Helminth parasites of some rodents (Cricetidae, Heteromyidae, and Sciuridae) from Zacatecas, Mexico
title_fullStr Helminth parasites of some rodents (Cricetidae, Heteromyidae, and Sciuridae) from Zacatecas, Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Helminth parasites of some rodents (Cricetidae, Heteromyidae, and Sciuridae) from Zacatecas, Mexico
title_short Helminth parasites of some rodents (Cricetidae, Heteromyidae, and Sciuridae) from Zacatecas, Mexico
title_sort helminth parasites of some rodents cricetidae heteromyidae and sciuridae from zacatecas mexico
topic Nematoda
Cestoda
Mammals
Mexican plateau
Helminthological inventory
url https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1360
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