Contracaecum rudolphii hartwich, 1964 (nematode : anisakidae)‎ in the cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo (linnaeus, 1758)‎ wintering in Baghdad area : a new host record in Iraq

الملخص EN

The ascaroid nematode Contracaecum rudolphii was recovered in large numbers from the digestive tract of Phalacrocorax carbo collected in Baghdad area, Central Iraq.

The infection rates of the two sexes of the bird and some meristic and morphometric characters of the parasite that allowed species determination of the nematode Contracaecum rudolphii were discussed.

This finding represents a new host record for this nematode in Iraq.