The Acanthocephalan Genus Mediorhynchus, Its History and a Review of the Species Occurring in the United States

Hj, Van Cleave

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“…micracanthus and M. robustus, have been reported from any species of Picidae. According to Florescu (1941), M. micracanthus frequently parasitizes woodpeckers and there is one report (Van Cleave, 1947) of M. robustus from a woodpecker. In North America no acanthocephalan species has been reported regularly to parasitize woodpeckers.…”

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“…At the same collecting site birds of prey, Strix varia, Buteo pintypterus, and B. lineatus, often were parasitized by large numbers of C. spinosus, and on several occasions more than 50 cystacanths were recovered from mesenteries of individual snakes, Thamnophis proximus. Van Cleave (1947) postulated that the low intensity of M ediorhynchus infections, usually only one or two worms per host, was due to lack of a paratenic host to concentrate infective larvae. This may also explain the low intensity of C. spinoStls in woodpeckers while birds of prey in the same area are heavily infected.…”

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“…Since proboscis hooks, an important feature in distinguishing species of Acanthocephala, are frequently not arranged in definite rows and are often obscured by cuticular elevations in M ediorhynchus, features by which species of the genus could be distinguished were reevaluated by Van Cleave (1947) . He concluded that size and shape of hook roots, readily observed, were important specific characters.…”

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Acanthocephala of Louisiana Picidae with Description of a New Species of Mediorhynchus

Nickol¹

1969

The Journal of Parasitology

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Acanthocephala of Louisiana Picidae with Description of a New Species of Mediorhynchus

Nickol¹

1969

The Journal of Parasitology

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“…Yamaguti [18] recorded M. garruli as a new species from Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius japonicus) collected in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, however, Schmidt and Kuntz [15] later synonymized this species with M. robustus Van Cleave, 1916 that was recorded in North America and Asia. This acanthocephalan species has been detected from a variety of passerine birds as definitive hosts [8,17].…”

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Juvenile Bird Acanthocephalans Recovered Incidentally from Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) on Yakushima Island, Japan

Sato

Suzuki

Aoki

2006

The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

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Helminth parasites were collected from 14 raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) and 2 Japanese weasels (Mustela itatsi sho) on Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture (Kyushu), Japan. In addition to trematodes and nematodes reported separately, everted cystacanths of 3 bird acanthocephalans (Mediorhynchus robustus in 5 animals, Porrorchis leibyi in 2 animals, and Sphaerirostris lanceoides in 1 animal) were collected from the raccoon dogs introduced recently on this World Natural Heritage Area. A cystacanth of P. leibyi was collected also from a weasel indigenous to this island that were killed by traffic accidents. Recovery of everted cystacanths of M. robustus from the intestine of raccoon dogs was remarkably frequent (36%), suggesting that this acanthocephalan should be highly prevalent in passerine hosts on Yakushima Island, and the animals might vigorously take insect hosts or paratenic hosts. Furthermore, the present report is the second on M. robustus after its first record in Japan (Aichi Prefecture, Honshu) as M. garruli from a Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius japonicus) by Yamaguti in 1939. Porrorchis leibyi has never been recorded in Japan.

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“…This acanthocephalan has been reported in Tringa erythropus (Scolopacidae) in Bulgaria (DIMITROVA & GENOV, 1992); Calliope calliope (Muscicapidae) in Russia; Alauda gulgula wattersi (Alaudidae) and Dicrurus macrocercus (Dicruridae) in Taiwan; Alauda arvensis pescadores in the Pescadores Islands (SCHMIDT & KUNTZ, 1977); Passer domesticus (Passeridae) in Brazil (BRASIL & AMATO, 1992); and Charadrius vociferus (Charadriidae), Colinus virginianus (Odontophoridae), Contopus virens (Tyrannidae), Sayornis phoebe (Tyrannidae), Pooecetes gramineus (Emberizidae), Melospiza melodia (Emberizidae), Ammospiza maritima (Passerellidae), Agelaius phoeniceus (Icteridae), Oreoscoptes montanus (Mimidae), Petrochelidon pyrrhonota (Hirundidae), Tachycineta bicolor (Hirundidae), Porzana carolina (Rallidae), Tympanuchus cupido (Phasianidae), and Numenius americanus (Scolopacidae) in the United States ( VAN CLEAVE, 1947;WEBSTER, 1948;HUNTER & QUAY, 1953;ECKMAN, 1968;KAYTON & SCHMIDT, 1975; BUTLER & PFAFFENBERGER, 1981; SHERWIN & SCHMIDT, 1988;WALLACE & OLSEN, 1996;AMIN & DAILEY, 1998;BRUNO et al, 2015). This is the first record of M. papillosus from Z. capensis and the first record of this acanthocephalan in Chile.…”

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External and gastrointestinal parasites of the rufous-collared sparrow Zonotrichia capensis (Passeriformes, Emberizidae) in Chile

Llanos-Soto

Muñoz

Moreno

et al. 2017

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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External and gastrointestinal parasites of the rufous-collared sparrow AbstractA total of 277 rufous-collared sparrows, Zonotrichia capensis Müller, 1776 (Emberizidae), were examined for external parasites. The birds were captured using mist nets in seven locations in northern and central Chile. Additionally, seven carcasses from central Chile (the Biobío region) were necropsied to evaluate the presence of endoparasite infection. Ectoparasites were found on 35.8% (99/277) of the examined birds and they were represented by the following arthropods: feather mites Amerodectes zonotrichiae Mironov and González-Acuña, 2014 (Analgoidea: Proctophyllodidae), Proctophyllodes polyxenus Atyeo and Braasch, 1966 (Analgoidea: Proctophyllodidae), and Trouessartia capensis Berla, 1959 (Analgoidea: Trouessartiidae); a louse Philopterus sp. (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera); and ticks Amblyomma tigrinum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae) and Ixodes auritulus Neumann, 1904 (Acari: Ixodidae). Two of the seven necropsied carcasses were infected with the acanthocephalan Mediorhynchus papillosus Van Cleave, 1916 (Gigantorhynchida: Gigantorhynchidae). To our knowledge, this study reports P. polyxenus, Philopterus sp., A. tigrinum, and M. papillosus for the first time for Z. capensis and expands the distributional range for T. capensis to Chile.

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The Acanthocephalan Genus Mediorhynchus, Its History and a Review of the Species Occurring in the United States

Cited by 18 publications

References 7 publications

Acanthocephala of Louisiana Picidae with Description of a New Species of Mediorhynchus

Acanthocephala of Louisiana Picidae with Description of a New Species of Mediorhynchus

Juvenile Bird Acanthocephalans Recovered Incidentally from Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus) on Yakushima Island, Japan

External and gastrointestinal parasites of the rufous-collared sparrow Zonotrichia capensis (Passeriformes, Emberizidae) in Chile

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