Resurrection and Redescription of Varestrongylus alces (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae), a Lungworm of the Eurasian Moose ( Alces alces ), with Report on Associated Pathology

• Main Authors: Verocai, Guilherme G., Hoberg, Eric P., Vikøren, Turid, Handeland, Kjell, Ytrehus, Bjørnar, Rezansoff, Andrew M., Davidson, Rebecca K., Gilleard, John S., Kutz, Susan J.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2014
• Subjects: Cervidae; Cryptic species; Historical biogeography; ITS-2; Metastrongyloidea; Parasite biodiversity; Varestrongylinae; Varestrongylus capreoli; Verminous pneumonia; Biodiversity; Immunology of Infectious Disease; Parasitology; Zoology; Norway; Vestby; Alces alces
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs/793; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/parasitologyfacpubs/article/1804/viewcontent/Verocai_et_al__2014_Resurrection_and_redescription_of_Varestrongylus_alces_PV_7_557.pdf

Background: Varestrongylus alces, a lungworm in Eurasian moose from Europe has been considered a junior synonym of Varestrongylus capreoli, in European roe deer, due to a poorly detailed morphological description and the absence of a type-series. Methods: Specimens used in the redescription were col...