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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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Abstract

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.

John E. Ubelaker, Shariq I. Chudhri, Pamela P. Clifford, and Donald W. Duszynski "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," Comparative Parasitology 77(2), 178-182, (1 July 2010). https://doi.org/10.1654/4398.1
Published: 1 July 2010
KEYWORDS
creosote bush habitats
grassland habitats
helminths
New Mexico
Xerospermophilus spilosoma
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