Korean J Parasitol.  2016 Jun;54(3):349-355. 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.3.349.

New Record of Schistorophus cirripedesmi (Nematoda: Acuariidae) from a Bar-Tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica baueri (Charadriformes: Scolopacidae) in Korea

• Choe S
• Kim H
• Lim J
• Lee D
• Park H
• Jeon HK
• Kim H
• Kim Y
• Eom KS

• KMID: 2348277
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2016.54.3.349

Abstract

In July 2014, a nematode species, Schistorophus cirripedesmi Rhizhikov and Khokhlova, 1964, was recovered from a bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica baueri that was stored in a -20ËšC freezer in the Chungnam Wild Animal Rescue Center. The bird was collected in 2012 from the coastal region of Pyeongtaek-si (City), Gyeonggi-do (Province) in the Republic of Korea, although the exact date is not clear. At necropsy, 9 nematodes were found in the gizzard of the bird. The parasites had 4 horn-like cephalic cuticular ornamentations. After morphometric comparison and morphological observations, including scanning electron microscopy, the nematodes were identified as S. cirripedesmi. This is the first description of a nematode species in a shorebird in Korea. This is also the first time this genus and species have been found in Korea.

Keyword

Schistorophus cirripedemi; nematode; bar-tailed godwit; Korea

MeSH Terms

Animals
Animals, Wild
Birds
Chungcheongnam-do
Gizzard
Gyeonggi-do
Korea*
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Parasites
Republic of Korea