Species of the nematode genus Amidostomum Railliet and Henry, 1909 in aquatic birds in the Netherlands.

• Published in: Helminthologia
• Main Authors: Borgsteede, F.H.M., Kavetska, K.M., Zoun, P.E.F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: eider duck; genera amidostomum; gizzard worm; helminth-fauna; history; parasites; somateria-mollissima l; Olor; Anas acuta; Branta leucopsis; Melanitta fusca; Melanitta nigra; Somateria mollissima
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/species-of-the-nematode-genus-amidostomum-railliet-and-henry-1909; https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0019-8

The presence of gizzard worms belonging to the genus Amidostomum was studied in birds in the Netherlands during the period 1975-2003. Amidostomum acutum was found in Anatidae: Anas acuta, A. clypeata, A. crecca, A. penelope, A. platyrynchos, A. strepera, Aythya ferina, Ay. fuligula, Ay. marila, Buce...