As part of a continuing and more general study of the diversity of parasites from subterranean mammals in central North America, individuals of the Plains Pocket Gopher, Geomys bursarius bursarius, were collected from 7 localities in northwestern Minnesota from September 1991 through October 1996. Arthropods collected included the fleas, Opisocrostis bruneri (4 of 124, 3.2%), Foxella ignota ignota (85 of 124, 68.5%); the chewing louse, Geomydoecus geomydis geomydis from 98 of 124 (79%), and larvae of the tick, Dermacentor variabilis (1 of 124, 0.8%). Nematodes found included Physaloptera limbata (2 of 118 gophers, 1.7%), Capillaria americana (4 of 118, 3.4%), and Ransomus rodentorum (31 of 118, 26.3%). Cestodes recovered included Anoplocephaloides infrequens (12 of 136 gophers, 8.8%), Anoplocephaloides variabilis (19 of 136, 14%), Andrya macrocephala (20 of 136, 14.7%), and Hymenolepis weldensis from 12 of 136, 8.8%. The acanthocephalan, Moniliformis clarki was found in 1 of 118 gophers (0.8%). No parasites were found in the cheek pouches, thoracic, or peritoneal cavities.
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February 01 2000
Arthropod and Helminth Parasites from the Plains Pocket Gopher, Geomys bursarius bursarius from the Hosts' Northern Boundary Range in Minnesota Available to Purchase
Monroe H. Bartel;
Monroe H. Bartel
aDepartment of Biology, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota 56563
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Scott L. Gardner
Scott L. Gardner
bHarold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0514
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J Parasitol (2000) 86 (1): 153–156.
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Monroe H. Bartel, Scott L. Gardner; Arthropod and Helminth Parasites from the Plains Pocket Gopher, Geomys bursarius bursarius from the Hosts' Northern Boundary Range in Minnesota. J Parasitol 1 February 2000; 86 (1): 153–156. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0153:AAHPFT]2.0.CO;2
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