The occurrence of Thysanosoma actinioides Diesing, 1834 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in a Najdi Camel in Saudi Arabia

O.H. Omer; O. Al-Sagair

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.03.042

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The occurrence of Thysanosoma actinioides Diesing, 1834 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in a Najdi Camel in Saudi Arabia

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The occurrence of Thysanosoma actinioides Diesing, 1834 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in a Najdi Camel in Saudi Arabia

O.H. Omer and O. Al-Sagair

Veterinary parasitology, Vol.131(1), pp.165-167

15/07/2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.03.042

PMID: 15922510

Abstract

Camel

Cestodes

Saudi Arabia

Thysanosoma actinioides

The fringed tapeworm Thysanosoma actinioides was recovered from the liver of a Najdi camel ( Camelus dromedarius) slaughtered in central Saudi Arabia. T. actinioides is recorded for the first time as a parasite of old world camels.

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Title: The occurrence of Thysanosoma actinioides Diesing, 1834 (Cestoda: Anoplocephalidae) in a Najdi Camel in Saudi Arabia
Creators - without role: O.H. Omer - King Saud University
O. Al-Sagair - King Saud University
Publication Details: Veterinary parasitology, Vol.131(1), pp.165-167
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Identifiers: 9948640708331
Academic Unit: King Saud University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article