Parasites of Southern Short-Tailed Shrews, Blarina carolinensis (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from Arkansas and Oklahoma, U.S.A.

Chris T. McAllister, John M. Kinsella, Lance A. Durden, Stephen E. Greiman, Dennis J. Richardson, Vasyl V. Tkach

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Abstract

ABSTRACT: From November 2016 to October 2020, 14 adult southern short-tailed shrews, Blarina carolinensis (Bachman), were collected from Arkansas (n = 10) and Oklahoma (n = 4) and examined for parasites. All were infected and/or infested with various endo- and ectoparasites, including 3 trematodes (Brachylaima thompsoni, Ectosiphonus rhomboideus, Panopistus pricei), a cestode (Cryptocotylepis anthocephalus), 2 nematodes (Longistriata caudabullata and larval Porrocaecum sp.), an acanthocephalan cystacanth (Centrorhynchus conspectus), 3 mites (Olistrophorus blarina, Echinonyssus blarinae, and Prowichmannia cf. spinifera), and a tick (Ixodes scapularis). In addition, an epifaunistic beetle (Leptinus americanus) was found on 1 of the B. carolinensis collected. We document a new host and 9 new distributional records, and the first records of helminth parasites from any shrew from Arkansas or Oklahoma.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22-33
Number of pages12
JournalComparative Parasitology
Volume88
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 11 2021

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Parasitology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Keywords

  • Acanthocephala
  • Acari
  • Arkansas
  • Blarina carolinensis
  • Cestoda
  • Coleoptera
  • mites
  • Nematoda
  • Oklahoma
  • Soricidae
  • Soricomorpha
  • Trematoda

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