A study on the parasitic helminths of domestic duck(<i>Anas platyrhynchos</i> var. <i>domestica Linnaeus</i>) in Korea

Original Article


Korean J Parasitol. 1984 Dec;22(2):215-221. English. Published online Mar 20, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1984.22.2.215
Copyright © 1984 by The Korean Society for Parasitology


A study on the parasitic helminths of domestic duck(Anas platyrhynchos var. domestica Linnaeus) in Korea
Kee-Seon Eom,Han-Jong Rim and Du-Hwan Jang
Department of Parasitology and Institute for Tropical Endemic Diseases, College of Medicine, Korea University, Korea.
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.


Abstract
During February 1982 to Septemner 1983, a total of 105 domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos var. domestica Linnaeus) were collected from Ichon Gun, Puasn City, Chunchon City, Yanggu Gun, Taejeon City and unknown areas in Korea. In the results, six trematode and one nematode species of helminth parasites were obtained and described as follows: Amphimerus anatis Yamaguti, 1933, Echinostoma miyagawai Ishii, 1932, Echinochasmus japonicus Tanabe, 1926, Cryptocotyle sp., Notocotylus attenuatus (Rudolphi, 1809) Kossack, 1911, Apatemon sp, and nematode species, Heterakis gallinarum Schrank, 1788. From this collection, Amphimerus anatis Yamaguti, 1933, Echinochasmus japonicus Tanabe, 1926, Genus Cryptocotyle Luhe, 1899 and genus Apatemon Szidat, 1928 were firtstly recorded in Korea.

Figures


	Fig. 1 Amphimerus anatis Yamaguti, 1933 (ventral view).


	Fig. 2 Echinostoma miyagawai Ishii, 1932 (ventral view).


	Fig. 3 Echinochasmus japonicus Tanabe, 1926 (ventral view).


	Fig. 4 Notocotylus attenuatus (Rudolphi, 1809) Kossack, 1911 (ventral view).

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