Carnus hemapterus (Diptera: Carnidae) – an unusual parasite on European Roller from Romania

Authors

  • Jozef Oboňa Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, Slovakia
  • Peter Manko Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, Slovakia
  • Laura Mlynárová Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, Slovakia
  • Alexandru-Mihai Pintilioaie Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Research on the Marine Environment and Marine Terrestrial Atmosphere, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, “Prof. Dr. Ioan Borcea” Marine Biological Station, Romania; Doctoral School of Biology, Faculty of Biology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Romania
  • Laura-Elena Topală Marine Biological Station “Prof. Dr. Ioan Borcea”, Agigea, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, Romania
  • Martin Hromada Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, Slovakia; Department of Nature Conservation, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Zielona Góra, Poland
  • Jindřich Roháček Silesian Museum, Opava, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17420/ap7003.533

Keywords:

Carnus hemapterus, Coracias garrulus, parasites, juvenile birds

Abstract

An uncommon host-parasite relationship is presented: Carnus hemapterus Nitzsch, 1818 (Diptera: Carnidae) parasiting fledgling of Coracias garrulus Linnaeus, 1758. This host association has hitherto not been recorded from the territory of Romania.

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Published

2024-12-02

How to Cite

Oboňa, J., Manko, P., Mlynárová, L., Pintilioaie, A.-M., Topală, L.-E., Hromada, M., & Roháček, J. (2024). Carnus hemapterus (Diptera: Carnidae) – an unusual parasite on European Roller from Romania. Annals of Parasitology, 70(3), 155–157. https://doi.org/10.17420/ap7003.533

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Vol. 70 No. 3 (2024)

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