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First record of Skrjabingylus petrowi (Nematode: Metastrongyloidea) in a pine marten Martes martes from Ireland

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We report the first record of the parasitic nematode Skrjabingylus petrowi in Ireland, the fifth record of S. petrowi outside Russia. Twenty-three of the nematodes were removed from the skull of a male road kill pine marten Martes martes from Co. Tipperary. The spicule lengths measured in the male nematodes removed ranged from 410 to 500 μm, which is in agreement with the range of 410 to 605 μm previously recorded for S. petrowi. This investigation presents further evidence that anatomical measurements are required for the accurate diagnosis of Skrjabingylus spp. and that S. petrowi has a host preference for Martes spp.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Simon White who donated the pine marten. We are grateful to Mike Heddergott for confirming the nematode as Skrjabingylus petrowi. Thanks to Albert Lawless for help in preparing the photo and advice on microscopy. Thanks also to Heikki Henttonen for advice on preserving the nematodes. Peter Stuart is funded under the Research Stimulus Fund Programme by the Irish Department of Agriculture and Food. Conall Hawkins is sponsored by IRCSET, through the Embark Initiative. Thanks to two anonymous reviewers for comments on the manuscript.

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  1. Mammal Ecology Group, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

    Peter Stuart, Conall J. Hawkins & Colin Lawton

  2. Department of Zoology, Ecology and Plant Science, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

    D. P. Sleeman

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Stuart, P., Hawkins, C.J., Sleeman, D.P. et al. First record of Skrjabingylus petrowi (Nematode: Metastrongyloidea) in a pine marten Martes martes from Ireland. Eur J Wildl Res 56, 679–680 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-010-0376-y

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