New record of Brachydistomum microscelis (Yamaguti, 1933)‎ (Trematoda, Dicrocoeliidae)‎ from house sparrowpasser domesticus biblicus hartert, 1904 in Baghdad, Iraq

Other Title(s)

تسجيل جديد للمخرمة Brachydistomum microsceli (Yamaguti, 1933)‎ (Trematoda, Dicrocoeliidae)‎ من العصفور المنزلي Passer domesticus biblicus Hartert, 1904 في بغداد، العراق

Joint Authors

Tahir, Ahlam Jasim
Hadi, Afkar Muslim

Source

Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum

Issue

Vol. 16, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2020), pp.27-38, 12 p.

Publisher

University of Baghdad Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum

Publication Date

2020-03-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

12

Main Subjects

Earth Sciences, Water and Environment

Abstract EN

A total of 30 specimens of house sparrow Passer domesticus biblicus Hartert, 1904 (15 females and 15 males) were collected from gardens of some houses in Baghdad city; all birds were dissected to identify the parasites in vesicle, gizzard, intestine, gall bladder and caecum.

One species of trematodes Brachydistomum microscelis (Yamaguti, 1933) was found in the gall bladder and two species of cestodes Anonchotaenia globata (von Linstow, 1879) and Raillietina tetragona (Molin, 1858) were found in the small intestine of house sparrow.

Morphologic and morphometric measurements were considered.

The genus Brachydistomum Travassos, 1944 is being recorded for the first time in Iraq in the gall bladder of house sparrow, as it was not previously recorded from birds in Iraq.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Hadi, Afkar Muslim& Tahir, Ahlam Jasim. 2020. New record of Brachydistomum microscelis (Yamaguti, 1933) (Trematoda, Dicrocoeliidae) from house sparrowpasser domesticus biblicus hartert, 1904 in Baghdad, Iraq. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum،Vol. 16, no. 1, pp.27-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-970344

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Hadi, Afkar Muslim& Tahir, Ahlam Jasim. New record of Brachydistomum microscelis (Yamaguti, 1933) (Trematoda, Dicrocoeliidae) from house sparrowpasser domesticus biblicus hartert, 1904 in Baghdad, Iraq. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum Vol. 16, no. 1 (2020), pp.27-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-970344

American Medical Association (AMA)

Hadi, Afkar Muslim& Tahir, Ahlam Jasim. New record of Brachydistomum microscelis (Yamaguti, 1933) (Trematoda, Dicrocoeliidae) from house sparrowpasser domesticus biblicus hartert, 1904 in Baghdad, Iraq. Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum. 2020. Vol. 16, no. 1, pp.27-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-970344

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 35-37

Record ID

BIM-970344