Bain O, Rehbinder C, Petit G
Ann Parasitol Hum Comp. 1979 Mar-Apr;54(2):263-5. doi: 10.1051/parasite/1979542263.
Onchocerca tarsicola is recorded from reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.). This parasite is originally described from red deer (Cervus elaphus L.). There are indications that reindeer may not be the primary host of O. tarsicola: 1. Reindeer is parasitized only by O, tarsicola whereas red deer, due to speciations, is carrying three related Onchocerca species from the same line. 2. O. tarsicola, usually found along tendons distal of the tarsal and carpal joints, is in reindeer frequently found at aberrant locations which is commonly observed in connection with "transfuga" parasites. 3. Heavy infestations of O. tarsicola in reindeer seem to have started in the late sixties and since then have become more and more extensive.
跗猴盘尾丝虫是在驯鹿（Rangifer tarandus L.）身上发现的。这种寄生虫最初是在马鹿（Cervus elaphus L.）身上描述的。有迹象表明驯鹿可能不是跗猴盘尾丝虫的主要宿主：1. 驯鹿仅被跗猴盘尾丝虫寄生，而马鹿由于物种形成，携带了来自同一谱系的三种相关盘尾丝虫。2. 跗猴盘尾丝虫通常在跗关节和腕关节远端的肌腱处发现，在驯鹿身上却经常在异常位置发现，这在“转位”寄生虫中很常见。3. 驯鹿身上跗猴盘尾丝虫的重度感染似乎始于60年代末，从那时起感染范围越来越广。
