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The helminth fauna of the barbary partridge Alectoris barbara in Tenerife, Canary Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

P. Foronda ,
J.C. Casanova ,
E. Figueruelo ,
N. Abreu  and
C. Feliu
P. Foronda*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Ecology and Genetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sanchez s/n, 38203 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
J.C. Casanova
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
E. Figueruelo
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Ecology and Genetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sanchez s/n, 38203 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
N. Abreu
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Ecology and Genetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Fco. Sanchez s/n, 38203 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
C. Feliu
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal s/n, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
*
*Fax: +0034 922 318514 E-mail: pforonda@ull.es
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Abstract

The helminth fauna of the barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara) in Tenerife Island (Canary Archipelago) was studied from 2001 to 2002, as there were no records of helminths from this host in the Canary Islands. Seven helminth species were identified: two cestodes Choanotaenia infundibulum and Lyruterina nigropunctata, and five nematodes Aonchotheca caudinflata, Baruscapillaria obsignata, Eucoleus annulatus, Ascaridia galli and Heterakis gallinarum. Lyruterina nigropunctata, A. galli and E. annulatus are recorded for first time in A. barbara. An analysis of available data on Alectoris spp. reveals the importance of intermediate hosts such as arthropods and earthworms in the diet of partridges. Terrestrial helminths are dominant species, with monoxenous and heteroxenous species being present in similar numbers in different Alectoris species along their geographical distribution. Helminth species found in Tenerife from A. barbara are poor indicators of the host colonization from North Africa because these helminths are species that are commonly found in fowl with a cosmopolitan distribution.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 79 , Issue 2 , June 2005 , pp. 133 - 138
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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