Title of article :
NEW RECORD OF BRACHYDISTOMUM MICROSCELIS(YAMAGUTI, 1933) (TREMATODA, DICROCOELIIDAE) FROM HOUSESPARROWPASSER DOMESTICUSBIBLICUS HARTERT, 1904 IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ
Author/Authors :
Hadi, Afkar M University of Baghdad - Baghdad, Iraq , Taher, Ahlam J Department of Biology - College of Education for Pure Sciences (Ibn Al-Haitham) - University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract :
A total of 30 specimens of house sparrow Passer domesticus biblicusHartert, 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 cestodesAnonchotaenia globata(von Linstow, 1879) and Raillietina tetragona(Molin, 1858) were found in the small intestine of house sparrow. Morphologic and morphometric measurements were considered.
Keywords :
Brachydistomum , Digenia , Gall bladder , House sparrow , Passer , Trematoda
Journal title :
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
