Morphological and molecular characterization of Gordius, a horse hairworm recovered from cricket

Summary We report here a specimen of the horsehair worm (Gordiida, Nematomorpha) Spinochordodes bacescui (Căpuşe, 1965) found in a patient´s urine. This is the first record of this species from Serbia and the sixth gordiid species known in Serbia. It is discussed that there is no evidence that gordiids are parasites of humans. Instead, gordiids parasitize terrestrial insects, which release their mature gordiid parasite into water and may thereby also use containers in human surroundings. Pseudoparasites, such as Spinochordodes bacescui, do not pose a threat to human health nor are they a serious public health issue.

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Human encounter with a horsehair worm (Nematomorpha): Is there a reason to worry?

Miladinović-Tasić

Schmidt‐Rhaesa

Petrović

2022

Helminthologia

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New Records of Horsehair Worms (Nematomorpha) from India and a Summary of All Known Indian Species

Yadav

Khynriam

Limatemjen³

et al. 2020

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Twenty-one species of the phylum Nematomorpha from India have been described. In this paper, Acutogordius sulawensis is reported for the first time in this country, with new locality records of some Chordodes, Gordius and Acutogordius species from the north-east region of India. The total number of nematomorph species now known from India is thus raised to twenty-two species. This paper supplements information about nematomorph species added to the Indian fauna after 2004.

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Morphological and molecular characterization of Gordius, a horse hairworm recovered from cricket

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Human encounter with a horsehair worm (Nematomorpha): Is there a reason to worry?

Human encounter with a horsehair worm (Nematomorpha): Is there a reason to worry?

New Records of Horsehair Worms (Nematomorpha) from India and a Summary of All Known Indian Species

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