Seventy-eight spotted ground squirrels, Xerospermophilus (syn. Spermophilus) spilosoma, from 2 different habitats (grassland and creosote bush) located in central New Mexico, were examined for helminth parasites. Eighteen hosts were negative and from 60 hosts the following helminth parasites were recovered: Acanthocephala: Moniliformis clarki; Nematoda: Citellina triradiata, Dermatoxys veligera, Heteromyoxyuris deserti, Mastophorus dipodomis, Physaloptera massino, Protospirura ascaroidea, Pterygodermatites coloradensis, Subulura novomexicanus, Syphacia eutamii, and Syphacia peromysci; Cestoda: Hymenolepis citelli. The parasites D. veligera, Heteromyoxyuris deserti, Mastophorus dipodomis, Moniliformis clarki, Protospirura ascaroidea, and S. peromysci are recorded for the first time from this host.
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1 July 2010
Helminth Parasites of the Spotted Ground Squirrel, Xerospermophilus (syn. Spermophilus) spilosoma (Bennett, 1833) Helgen, Cole, Helgen, and Wilson, 2009, from Central New Mexico, U.S.A
John E. Ubelaker,
Shariq I. Chudhri,
Pamela P. Clifford,
Donald W. Duszynski
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 77 • No. 2
July 2010
Vol. 77 • No. 2
July 2010
creosote bush habitats
grassland habitats
helminths
New Mexico
Xerospermophilus spilosoma