First record of Diplodinium rangiferi Dogiel, 1925 (Ophryoscolecidae, Entodiniomorphida) from domestic cattle

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1. Host Country Length Width L/W Dogiel, 1925 Reindeer Russia 166 b (128−210) 136 b (110−165) 2 b Sládeček, 1946 Red deer Czechoslovakia a, b ( 77−142) a, b (58−110) 3 b Lubinsky, 1958 Reindeer Canada a, b (147−258) a, b (113−204) 1−5 b Westerling, 1970 Reindeer Finland 10 b, c 15 b, c 2 b Kleyhans and Van Hoven, 1976 Giraffe South Africa 16 b (11−190) 6 b (7−116.5) 7 b Imai et al., 1993 Sika deer Japan 2 ± 15.6 (80−150) 7 ± 7.5 (65−90) 5 ± 2.1 Dehority, 1997 Red deer Australia 115 ± 17.6 (80−167) 3 ± 11.5 (65−122) 4 ± 0.1 Imai et al., 2002 Calf Japan 1 ± 10.4 (95−130) 8 ± 18.8 (65−80) 5 ± 0.1 Present study Cattle Turkey 8 ± 9.4 (91.7−118.8) 2 ± 7.6 (66.4−97.6) 5 ± 0.1 The occurrence of red deer and roe deer in the vicinity of Kastamonu (Turkey) may suggest a possible route of transmission of D. rangiferi to cattle; thus, it is desirable to investigate the ciliate fauna of cervid species inhabiting Turkey. Further research on the fauna of both wild and domestic ruminants in Turkey and in the world might provide additional information about possible intermediate hosts and the spread of individual species. Acknowledgments I would like to express my appreciation to the Kastamonu University Scientific Research Project Commission, which supported this study in a project (KUBAP-01/2012-16), and Prof Dr Burk A Dehority for his kind help in checking the manuscript (Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University). References Dehority BA (1974). Rumen ciliate fauna of Alaskan moose (Alces americana), musk-ox (Ovibos moschatus) and Dall mountain sheep (Ovis dalli). J Protozool 26: 536−544. Dehority BA (1975). Rumen ciliate protozoa of Alaskan reindeer and caribou. In: Proceedings of the First International Reindeer/ Caribou Symposium; August 1972;
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