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Helminth fauna of the Iberian lynx, Lynx pardinus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

J. Torres ,
R. García-Perea ,
J. Gisbert  and
C. Feliu
J. Torres*
Affiliation:
Laboratori de Parasitologia, Departament de Microbiologia i Parasitologia Sanitàries, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona. Avda, Diagonal sn, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
R. García-Perea
Affiliation:
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. C/ J. Gutiérrez Abascal 2, Madrid 28006, Spain
J. Gisbert
Affiliation:
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. C/ J. Gutiérrez Abascal 2, Madrid 28006, Spain
C. Feliu
Affiliation:
Laboratori de Parasitologia, Departament de Microbiologia i Parasitologia Sanitàries, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona. Avda, Diagonal sn, 08028 Barcelona, Spain Institut de Salut Pública. Campus Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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*Fax: (34) 3 4024504 E-mail: jtorres@farmacia.far.ub.es
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Abstract

Specimens of 12 helminth species were collected from carcasses of eight Lynx pardinus (Temminck, 1827), a carnivore endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. These species included: Brachylaima sp. (12.5%) (Trematoda); Taenia pisiformis (12.5%), T. polyacantha (25%), T. taeniaeformis (25%) and Mesocestoides litteratus (37.5%) (Cestoda); Eucoleus aerophilus (12.5%), Ancylostoma tubaeforme (12.5%), Toxocara cati (37.5%), Toxascaris leonina (62.5%), Vigisospirura potekhina potekhina (12.5%), Mastophorus muris (12.5%) and Physaloptera praeputialis (12.5%) (Nematoda). The helminth fauna in Iberian lynx is compared with that of L. canadensis and L. rufus in America, and for L. lynx in Eurasia. The potential relationships between the parasitological data and some geographical, historical and dietary factors are discussed.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 72 , Issue 3 , September 1998 , pp. 221 - 226
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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