First Record of Cosmocephalus obvelatus (Acuariidae) in Common Gulls (Larus canus) from Gangneung, Korea

A nematode species belonging to the genus Cosmocephalus was collected from the stomach of 2 common gulls, Larus canus. The common gulls were found dead on the seaside of Gangneung City, the Republic of Korea. The worms were identified and classified by light (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SE...

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Published in:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Main Authors: Kim, Se-Min, Park, Bae-Keun, Jung, Bae Dong, Kim, Hyeon-Cheol
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2015
Subjects:
Case Report
Larus canus
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4384792
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25748715
https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2015.53.1.101
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Summary:A nematode species belonging to the genus Cosmocephalus was collected from the stomach of 2 common gulls, Larus canus. The common gulls were found dead on the seaside of Gangneung City, the Republic of Korea. The worms were identified and classified by light (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) on the basis of important taxonomic characters. The nematodes were characterized by a body length 9.1-9.3 mm (males) and 15.5-15.9 mm (females) and cordons recurrent in anterior direction and anastomosing laterally at about the level of anterior quarter of the buccal cavity. The salient bicuspid deirids were located on the posterior to the cordons. Lateral alae were well-developed, extending from the level just posterior of deirids to the level about middle of the body. LM and SEM observations identified the worms as C. obvelatus. This is the first reported case of C. obvelatus infection in common gulls in Korea.

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