Обнаружение арматетратиридиев (Таеniidae, Cestoidea) у ондатры на Украине

Abstract

Armatetrathyridia — the larvae of cestoda Tetratirotaenia polyacantha (Leuckart, 1856) are found in the territory of the Ukraine for the first time. A fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the principal definitive host of these larvae, and Microtus (Abuladze, 1964) — more often an intermediate one. This time Armatetrathyridia were found in Ondatra zibethica (Kiev and Vinnitsa region) — a rare host of these larvae. The description and photoes of the found larvae are given. The comparative table is also presented of the measurable characteristics of T. polyacantha species according to the data of various authors.