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Issue: Vol. 5397 No. 3: 5 Jan. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-01-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5397.3.1
Page range: 301-341
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Checklist of helminth parasites of Chiroptera of North America north of Mexico

HelmWest Laboratory; 2108 Hilda Avenue; Missoula; Montana 59801; USA
University of North Dakota; Grand Forks; North Dakota 58202; USA
University of North Dakota; Grand Forks; North Dakota 58202; USA
Platyhelminthes parasitic worms bats USA Canada

Abstract

A parasite-host, host-parasite and distribution-based checklist of helminths found in bats (Chiroptera) of North America north of Mexico is presented. The parasite-host checklist includes a total of 93 species (including records without a species identification) of helminth parasites reported in the literature from 30 species of bats. These include 54 trematodes, 11 cestodes, and 28 nematodes. Each helminth species is listed under its most current accepted name, with all known synonyms, distribution by state/province, and references for each geographic location. Lists of helminths reported from individual species of bats as well as states of the United States and provinces/territories of Canada are also provided. The following new combinations are proposed: Paralecithodendrium alaskensis (Neiland, 1962) n. comb. for Prosthodendrium alaskensis Neiland, 1962; Paralecthodendrium longiforme (Bhalerao, 1926) n. comb. for Lecithodendrium longiforme Bhalerao, 1926; and Paralecithodendrium singularium (Byrd & Macy, 1942) n. comb. for Prosthodendrium singularium Byrd & Macy, 1942. The state of knowledge of helminths of bats in North America is briefly discussed.

 

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