Seo Min, Guk Sang Mee, Chai Jong Yil
Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Korean J Parasitol. 2008 Mar;46(1):41-3. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2008.46.1.41.
The ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres interpres, a migratory Korean bird, was proved to be a natural definitive host for Gynaecotyla squatarolae (Digenea: Microphallidae). The ruddy turnstone was found dead at the seashore of Okgueup, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do. The intestinal tract was examined, and 98 unknown flukes were recovered. The worms were 600 284 micrometer in size, and had 2 ventral suckers. The seminal vesicle was large, the genital atrium was prominent, and the average egg size was 20 12.5 micrometer. Based on these results, the worms were identified as G. squatarolae. This is the first report on the ruddy turnstone as a natural definitive host of G. squatarolae in the Republic of Korea.
翻石鹬(Arenaria interpres interpres)是一种迁徙性韩国鸟类,被证明是鳞顶微茎吸虫(复殖目:微茎科)的天然终末宿主。这只翻石鹬被发现死于全罗北道群山市玉邱浦的海边。对其肠道进行检查后,发现了98条未知吸虫。这些虫体长600×284微米,有2个腹吸盘。精囊大,生殖腔突出,平均卵大小为20×12.5微米。基于这些结果,这些虫被鉴定为鳞顶微茎吸虫。这是韩国关于翻石鹬作为鳞顶微茎吸虫天然终末宿主的首次报道。