A record of Pseudamphistomum truncatum (Rudolphi, 1819) (Digenea, Opisthorchiidae) in the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra L.) from Poland

Joanna Hildebrand; Marcin Popiołek; Grzegorz Zaleśny; Agnieszka Piróg

A record of Pseudamphistomum truncatum (Rudolphi, 1819) (Digenea, Opisthorchiidae) in the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra L.) from Poland

Wiad Parazytol. 2011;57(3):151-4.

Authors

Joanna Hildebrand¹, Marcin Popiołek, Grzegorz Zaleśny, Agnieszka Piróg

Affiliation

¹ Department of Parasitology, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, Wroclaw University, 63 Przybyszewskiego Street, 51-148 Wrocław, Poland. joanna.hildebrand@microb.uni.wroc.pl

PMID: 22165735

Abstract

Opisthorchid digenean Pseudamphistomum truncatum (Rudolphi, 1819) was isolated from liver bile ducts of the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) found dead in the fishing pond complex near Wrocław (Lower Silesia, SW. Poland) in March 2009. Since this is the first record of the parasite in the otter from Poland, the description, biometrical data and figure are presented.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / parasitology*
Host-Parasite Interactions
Male
Otters / parasitology*
Platyhelminths / anatomy & histology
Platyhelminths / classification
Platyhelminths / isolation & purification*
Platyhelminths / physiology
Poland
Species Specificity