First Record of Porrocaecum encapsulatum (Nematoda: Ascaridida) in Shrews from Maine

Ralph P. Eckerlin; Alfred L. Gardner

doi:10.1654/1525-2647-90.2.86

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Ralph P. Eckerlin,^1,* Alfred L. Gardner²

¹Mathematics, Science, and Technology Division, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia 22003, U.S.A. (e-mail: )
²Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20013, USA, (e-mail: )

^*Corresponding author.

Abstract

Seventy-one Northern Short-tailed Shrews (Blarina brevicauda) from 2 of the 3 northernmost Maine counties were skinned and examined for subcutaneous nematode cysts. Twenty-one of the shrews had 1 or more cysts present containing larval Porrocaecum encapsulatum. None of 12 examined for the presence of internal cysts were infected. One of 12 Cinereus Shrews (Sorex cinereus) examined was infected subcutaneously. This is the first report of this larval nematode species from Maine, and S. cinereus is a new host.

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Ralph P. Eckerlin and Alfred L. Gardner "First Record of Porrocaecum encapsulatum (Nematoda: Ascaridida) in Shrews from Maine," Comparative Parasitology 90(2), 86-88, (30 October 2023). https://doi.org/10.1654/1525-2647-90.2.86

Published: 30 October 2023

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