Metroliasthes lucida in the Eastern Wild Turkey from Rhode Island

The cestode, Metroliasthes lucida, is reported for the first time from the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in Rhode Island, United States; this is the first published record from New England. One of eight birds examined was infected with 10 cestodes.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of wildlife diseases 1988-07, Vol.24 (3), p.572-573
Hauptverfasser:	Amr, Zuhair S., Hyland, Kerwin E., Myers, James E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Cestoda - isolation & purification CESTODE CESTODES CESTODOS DILEPIDIDAE DINDON DISTRIBUCION NATURAL DISTRIBUTION NATURELLE eastern wild turkey geographic range extension HOSPEDEROS HOSTS HOTE Intestines - parasitology MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO Metroliasthes lucida NATURAL DISTRIBUTION new host record PAVO RHODE ISLAND SHORT COMMUNICATIONS TURKEYS Turkeys - parasitology
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Zusammenfassung:	The cestode, Metroliasthes lucida, is reported for the first time from the eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in Rhode Island, United States; this is the first published record from New England. One of eight birds examined was infected with 10 cestodes.
ISSN:	0090-3558 1943-3700
DOI:	10.7589/0090-3558-24.3.572