First report on mermithid parasitism (Enoplea: Mermithidae) in a Southeast Asian spider (Araneae: Araneidae)
Details about the record of a juvenile mermithid roundworm parasitizing the bark spider Caerostris sumatrana Strand, 1915 from Thailand are presented. The morphology and ecology of both organisms is discussed. Morphological features suggest this juvenile nematode belongs to the genus cf. Aranimermis...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Sciendo
2019-06-01
|
| Series: | Helminthologia |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0012 |
| _version_ | 1797713038636220416 |
|---|---|
| author | Košulič O. Mašová Š. |
| author_facet | Košulič O. Mašová Š. |
| author_sort | Košulič O. |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Details about the record of a juvenile mermithid roundworm parasitizing the bark spider Caerostris sumatrana Strand, 1915 from Thailand are presented. The morphology and ecology of both organisms is discussed. Morphological features suggest this juvenile nematode belongs to the genus cf. Aranimermis. Due to the subadult stage of parasite, identification to species-level was not possible. This first report of a nematode infection in C. sumatrana with several recent findings from other studies significantly adds to the current inventory of mermithids parasitizing spiders. Moreover, our finding is among the first record of this host-parasite interaction from Southeast Asia. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T07:29:31Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-c47f7133b36140a4bf500599a00bf590 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0440-6605 1336-9083 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T07:29:31Z |
| publishDate | 2019-06-01 |
| publisher | Sciendo |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Helminthologia |
| spelling | doaj.art-c47f7133b36140a4bf500599a00bf5902023-09-02T21:53:41ZengSciendoHelminthologia0440-66051336-90832019-06-0156215716710.2478/helm-2019-0012helm-2019-0012First report on mermithid parasitism (Enoplea: Mermithidae) in a Southeast Asian spider (Araneae: Araneidae)Košulič O.0Mašová Š.1Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 3, Brno613 00, Czech-RepublicDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, Brno611 37, Czech RepublicDetails about the record of a juvenile mermithid roundworm parasitizing the bark spider Caerostris sumatrana Strand, 1915 from Thailand are presented. The morphology and ecology of both organisms is discussed. Morphological features suggest this juvenile nematode belongs to the genus cf. Aranimermis. Due to the subadult stage of parasite, identification to species-level was not possible. This first report of a nematode infection in C. sumatrana with several recent findings from other studies significantly adds to the current inventory of mermithids parasitizing spiders. Moreover, our finding is among the first record of this host-parasite interaction from Southeast Asia.https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0012agamomermisaranimermiscaerostris sumatranaorb-web spiderparasitoidthailand |
| spellingShingle | Košulič O. Mašová Š. First report on mermithid parasitism (Enoplea: Mermithidae) in a Southeast Asian spider (Araneae: Araneidae) Helminthologia agamomermis aranimermis caerostris sumatrana orb-web spider parasitoid thailand |
| title | First report on mermithid parasitism (Enoplea: Mermithidae) in a Southeast Asian spider (Araneae: Araneidae) |
| title_full | First report on mermithid parasitism (Enoplea: Mermithidae) in a Southeast Asian spider (Araneae: Araneidae) |
| title_fullStr | First report on mermithid parasitism (Enoplea: Mermithidae) in a Southeast Asian spider (Araneae: Araneidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | First report on mermithid parasitism (Enoplea: Mermithidae) in a Southeast Asian spider (Araneae: Araneidae) |
| title_short | First report on mermithid parasitism (Enoplea: Mermithidae) in a Southeast Asian spider (Araneae: Araneidae) |
| title_sort | first report on mermithid parasitism enoplea mermithidae in a southeast asian spider araneae araneidae |
| topic | agamomermis aranimermis caerostris sumatrana orb-web spider parasitoid thailand |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0012 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT kosulico firstreportonmermithidparasitismenopleamermithidaeinasoutheastasianspideraraneaearaneidae AT masovas firstreportonmermithidparasitismenopleamermithidaeinasoutheastasianspideraraneaearaneidae |