Endoparasites of the Spiny Mouse (Acomys spinosissimus) from South Africa
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Endoparasites of the spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus) from South Africa.
The endoparasite fauna of the spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus) was studied for the first time from April 2007 until April 2009 in a population from the Limpopo Province of South Africa. In a total of 129 mice examined, only 6 endoparasite taxa were found, 2 nematode species (Syphacia minuta, Monanema joopi), 1 genus of cestodes ( Rodentolepis spp.), and unidentified hymenolepidid fragments. I...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Parasitology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0022-3395,1937-2345
DOI: 10.1645/13-215.1