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- The co-infection of Ityogonimus lorum and I. ocreatus in the Iberian mole (Talpa occidentalis) is reported for the first time in Asturias, Spain.
- These two Ityogonimus species are specific parasites of moles and have commonly been found in the Iberian and European moles, but a mixed infection had not been documented before.
- The study also details key morphometric differences between the two species, including their body length, the diameter of their ventral suckers, the ratio of suckers, and the distance between the suckers.
Article Abstract
The Ityogonimus lorum-I. ocreatus co-infection is reported for the first time in the Iberian mole Talpa occidentalis in Asturias (NW Spain). Both Ityogonimus species are stenoxenous helminths of insectivores of the genus Talpa and they have often been found parasitizing the Iberian mole and also the European mole T. europaea, but a mixed infection had not been previously reported. The present study also highlights the main differential morphometric characteristics between I. lorum and I. ocreatus such as the body length, the ventral sucker diameter, the ratio between suckers and the distance between suckers.
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