TY - JOUR
T1 - Nematode and Acanthocephalan parasites of confiscated Sunda pangolins, Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822 (Mammalia: Pholidota: Manidae), with an updated list of the parasites of pangolins
AU - Barton, Diane P.
AU - Martelli, Paolo
AU - Worthington, Brian M.
AU - Lam, Tommy T.Y.
AU - Zhu, Xiaocheng
AU - Shamsi, Shokoofeh
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Research Impact Fund (R7021-20) and Collaborative Research Fund (C7144-20GF) University Grants Committee, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), as well as the Health and Medical Research Fund (COVID190223), Food and Health Bureau of HKSAR.
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© 2022 by the authors.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Background: The Sunda pangolin, Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822, is a critically endangered species of pangolin that occurs from Indonesia to southern China. Knowledge of the biology and ecology of M. javanica is limited, however there have been previous reports of parasites, including nematodes, protozoans, ticks, and a cestode. Methods: An illegal shipment of 88 M. javanica carcasses, originally collected from wild populations throughout southeast Asia, were intercepted by Hong Kong border authorities (AFCD) and confiscated in 2018. Results: During necropsy, two different types of parasites were collected from four infected pangolins. The parasites were identified as the nematode Gendrespirura cf. zschokkei (Meyer, 1896) Chabaud 1958, which were embedded in the stomach wall, and the acanthocephalan, Oligacanthorhynchidae sp., collected from the intestine. Morphological descriptions and molecular characterization for each parasite type is provided.Conclusions: In addition, an updated list of parasites from pangolins, incorporating current taxonomic identifications and publications is presented.
AB - Background: The Sunda pangolin, Manis javanica Desmarest, 1822, is a critically endangered species of pangolin that occurs from Indonesia to southern China. Knowledge of the biology and ecology of M. javanica is limited, however there have been previous reports of parasites, including nematodes, protozoans, ticks, and a cestode. Methods: An illegal shipment of 88 M. javanica carcasses, originally collected from wild populations throughout southeast Asia, were intercepted by Hong Kong border authorities (AFCD) and confiscated in 2018. Results: During necropsy, two different types of parasites were collected from four infected pangolins. The parasites were identified as the nematode Gendrespirura cf. zschokkei (Meyer, 1896) Chabaud 1958, which were embedded in the stomach wall, and the acanthocephalan, Oligacanthorhynchidae sp., collected from the intestine. Morphological descriptions and molecular characterization for each parasite type is provided.Conclusions: In addition, an updated list of parasites from pangolins, incorporating current taxonomic identifications and publications is presented.
KW - checklist
KW - pangolin
KW - parasites
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U2 - 10.3390/d14121039
DO - 10.3390/d14121039
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85144716858
SN - 1424-2818
VL - 14
JO - Diversity
JF - Diversity
IS - 12
M1 - 1039
ER -