A systematic review of tapeworms (Plathelminthes, Cestoda) of domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos dom.)

  • F. H. Rzayev Azerbaijan Medical University
  • A. M. Nasirov Institute of Zoology of ANAS
  • E. K. Gasimov Azerbaijan Medical University
Keywords: cestodes; domestic duck; fauna; systematic classification

Abstract

Tapeworms of domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos dom.) causing helminthiasis and serious damage to the hosts, cause economic damage in the poultry industry. Helminthological research devoted to the study of the parasite fauna, including tapeworms of domestic ducks, has been carried out in many countries. But there is no review information on the study of the helminth fauna of domestic ducks. We take our own materials and literature data and summarise the information on cestode parasites of Anas platyrhynchos dom., which have been recorded in the world until 2020. Each species is provided with the following data: scientific name, authority and year, intermediate and auxiliary hosts, habitat in the host body, collecting localities and geographic distribution, prevalence and intensity of infection and literature sources. Based on our own research and analysis of literature data, it was revealed that hitherto there are 419 species of helminths (Trematoda – 213, Cestoda – 89, Nematoda – 79, Acanthocephala – 11) recorded parasitising domestic ducks. The tapeworms found in Azerbaijan belong to four families (Dilepididae – 3, Hymenolepididae – 68, Davaineidae – 13, Diphyllobothriidae – 5). In Azerbaijan, 11 out of 89 species of helminths have been found in domestic ducks. Six of them were also noted in the course of our helminthological studies. The cestoda Diorchis inflata was recorded the first time in domestic ducks in Azerbaijan. Most species of cestodes were found in the north-eastern regions of Azerbaijan (Shabran – 11 species, Khachmaz – 6 species) and the southern region (Astara – 4 species). All of these areas are located on the shores of the Caspian Sea and are located on the annual migration route of wild birds involved in the spread of cestodes, which are considered biohelminths. Six species (Drepanidotaenia lanceolata, Hymenolepis apodemi, Hymenolepis diminuta, Ligula interrupta, Ligula intestinalis, Schistocephalus solidus) of cestodes parasitize both birds and mammals (D. lanceolata, H. diminuta in humans).

References

Abou Laila, M., El-Bahy, N., Hilali, M., Yokoyama, N., & Igarashi, I. (2011). Prevalence of the enteric parasites of ducks from Behera governorate. The Journal of Protozoology Research, 21, 36–44.

Adang, K. L., Asher, R., & Abba, R. (2014). Gastrointestinal helminths of domestic chicken Gallus domesticus and ducks Anas platyrhynchos slaughtered at Gombe main markets, Gombe State, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Poultry Science, 8, 32–40.

Aghayeva, Z. T. (2018). Azerbaycanin muxtelif rayonlarinda gaz (Anser anser dom.) ve ordeklerin (Anas platherhynchos dom.) helmintlerin bio-ekoloji xususiyyetlerinin oyrenilmesi [Study of bio-ecological features of helminths of goose (Anser anser dom.) and duck (Anas platherhynchos dom.) in different regions of Azerbaijan]. Elm, Baku (in Azerbaijanian).

Alexander, S. J., & McLaughlin, J. D. (1997). A checklist of helminths from the respiratory system and gastrointestinal tracts of African Anatidae. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 64, 5–16.

Aleya, B., Mandira, M., Farjana, A., & Subrina, S. (2019). Occurrence of parasites in domestic ducks from rural areas of Narayanganj. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology, 47(2), 315–323.

Anisuzzaman, M. A., Alim, M. H., Rahman, & Mondal, M. M. H. (2005). Helminth parasites in indigenous ducks: Seasonal dynamics and effects on production performance. Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University, 3(2), 283–290.

Bahar, S., Shahrokh, R., & Mohamad, D. (2017). Prevalence and intensity of parasitic infection in domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) in Gilan Province, Northern Iran. Comparative Clinical Pathology, 26, 165–167.

Barus, V., Micolasek, A., & Busta, J. (1977). Influence of breeding technology on helminthfauna of geese (Anser anser f. dom.). Folia Parasitologica, 24, 305–314.

Bezubik, B. (1956). Helmintofauna dzikich kaczek (podrodzina Anatinae) woj lubelskiego i białostockiego [Helminthological fauna in wild ducks (subfamily Anatinae) in the Lublin and Bialystok regions]. Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne, 2, 267–268 (in Polish).

Borah, N., Phukan, S. C., Islam, S., Tamuli, S., Tamuli, S. M., & Rajbongshi, P. (2018). Prevalence of helminth parasites of domestic ducks in Upper Assam (India). International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6(4), 131–134.

Borgarenko, L. F. (1981). Gel’minty ptits Tadzhikistana. Tsestody [Helminths of birds of Tajikistan. Cestodes]. Donish, Dushanbe (in Russian).

Caira, J. N., Jensen, K., Waeschenbach, A., Olson, P. D., & Littlewood D. T. J. (2014). Orders out of chaos-molecular phylogenetics reveals the complexity of shark and stingray tapeworm relationships. International Journal for Parasitology, 44, 55–73.

Crompton, D. W. T., & Nesheim, M. C. (1976). Host-parasite relationships in the alimentary tract of domestic birds. Advances in Parasitology, 14, 95–194.

Czaplinski, B. (1956). Hymenolepididae Fuhrmann, 1907 (Cestoda). Parasites of some domestic and wild Anseriformes in Poland. Acta Parasitologica Polonica, 4, 175–373.

Davtes, T. I. (1940). Three closely related species of Aploparaksis Clerc, 1903. Parasitology, 32, 198–207.

Egizbaeva, H. I. (1971). Obzor gel’mintofauny domashnikh utok i gusey v Kazakhstane i Sredney Azii [Review of helminthofana of domestic ducks and geese in Kazakhstan and Central Asia]. Proceedings of the Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR, 31, 60–68 (in Russian).

El-Dakhly, K. M., Mohamed, H. I., Kamel, A. A., Mahrous, L. N., Amany, E. E., & Aboshinaf, S. M. (2020). Prevalence, distribution pattern and pathological alterations of gastrointestinal helminthosis in domestic ducks in Beni-Suef, Egypt. Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 10(1), 1–8.

Farias, J. D., & Canaris, A. G. (1986). Gastrointestinal helminths of the Mexican duck, Anas platyrhynchos diazi Ridgway, from north Central Mexico and Southwestern United States. Journal of Wildlife Desaeses, 22(1), 51–54.

Farjana, T., Islam, K. R., & Mondal, M. M. H. (2008). Population density of helminths in ducks: Effects of host’s age, sex, breed and season. Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 6(1), 45–51.

Fuhrmann, O. (1908). Die cestoden der vogel [Cestodes of the birds]. Zoological Yearbook, 10, 1–232 (in German).

Gower, W. C. (1939). Host-parasite catalogue of the helminths of ducks. American Midland Naturalist, 22(3), 580–628.

Hanzelova, V., Rysavy, B., & Snabel, V. (1995). Synopsis of cestodes in Slovakia III. Cyclophyllidea: Amabiliidae, Acoleidae, Catenotaeniidae, Davaineidae, Hymenolepididae. Helminthologia, 32, 67–73.

Islam, M. R., Shaikh, H., & Baki, M. A. (1988). Prevalence and pathology of helminth parasites in domestic ducks of Bangladesh. Veterinary Parasitology, 29, 73–77.

Iwata, S., & Tamura, O. (1933). Some intestinal parasites in the duck from Japan. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses, 14(1), 1–6.

Joyeux, C. E., & Baer, J. G. (1936). Cestodes. Faune de France. Fed. Franc. Soc. Sc. Nat., 30, 1–613.

Khalil, L. F., Jones, A., & Bray, R. A. (1994). Keys to the cestode parasites of vertebrates. CABI, Wallingford.

Kibakin, V. V. (1966). K izucheniyu gel’mintov ptits Yuzhnykh rayonov Turkmenii [Study of bird helminths in the southern regions of Turkmenistan]. Proceedings of the Turkmenian Academy of Sciences, 5, 85–89 (in Russian).

Kuchta, R., Scholz, T., Brabec, J., & Bray, R. A. (2008). Suppression of the tapeworm order Pseudophyllidea (Platyhelminthes: Eucestoda) and the proposal of two new orders, Bothriocephalidea and Diphyllobothriidea. International Journal for Parasitology, 38(1), 49–55.

Kukar, D. V. (2012). Osobennosti gel’mintofauny dikikh i domashnikh utok v Severnoy zone Belarusi [Features of the helminth fauna of wild and domestic ducks in the Northern zone of Belarus]. Actual Problems of Intensive Development of Animal Husbandry, 15(1), 358–364 (in Russian).

Lapage, G. (1961). A list of the parasitic protozoa, helminths and arthropoda recorded from species of the family Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans). Parasitology, 51, 1–109.

Marinova, M. H., Boyko, B. G., & Gergana, P. V. (2013). A checklist of cestodes (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda) of waterfowl (Aves: Anseriformes) in Bulgaria. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 65(4), 537–546.

McDonald, M. E. (1969). Catalogue of helminths of waterfowl (Anatidae). United States National Government Publication, Washington.

Moghe, M. A. (1933). Four new species of avian cestodes from India. Parasitology, 25(3), 333–341.

Muhairwa, A. P., Msoffe, P. L., Ranadhnani, S., Mollel, E. L., Mtambo, M. M. A., & Kassuku, A. A. (2007). Prevalence of gastro-intestinal helminths in free range ducks in Morogoro Municipality, Tanzania. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 19(48), 1–5.

Ola-Fadunsin, S. D., Ganiyu, I. A., Rabiu, M., Hussain, K., Sanda, I. M., Musa, S. A., Uwabujo, P. I., & Furo, N. A. (2016). Gastrointestinal parasites of different avian species in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria. Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 6(1), 108–116.

Olson, P. D., Littlewood, D. T., Bray, R. A., & Mariaux, J. (2001). Interrelationships and evolution of the tapeworms (Platyhelminthes: Cestoda). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 19(3), 443–467.

Owen, R. W. (1951). The helminth parasites of domesticated birds in Mid Wales. Journal of Helminthology, 25, 105–130.

Paul, B. T., Lawal, J. R., Ejeh, E. F., Ndahi, J. J., Peter, I. D., Bello, A. M., & Wakil, Y. (2015). Survey of helminth parasites of free range Muscovy ducks (Anas platyrynchos) slaughtered in Gombe, North Eastern Nigeria. International Journal of Poultry Science, 14(8), 466–470.

Petrochenko, V. I., & Kotelnikov, G. A. (1976). Gel’mintozy ptits [Helminthiasis of birds]. Kolos, Moscow (in Russian).

Ransom, B. H. (1909). The taenioid cestodes of North American birds. Bulletin of the United States National Museum, 69, 1–141.

Rukambile, E. J., Chengula, A., Swai, E. S., & Jongejan, F. (2020). Poultry ecto-, endo- and haemoparasites in Tanzania: A review. Austin Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, 7(1), 1066.

Ryzhikov, K. M. (1967). Opredelitel’ gel’mintov domashnikh vodoplavayushchikh ptits [Keys to helminths of domestic waterfowl]. Nauka, Moscow (in Russian).

Ryzhikov, K. M., Gubanov, N. M., Tolkacheva, L. M., Khokhlova, I. G., Zinovyeva, E. N., & Sergeeva, T. P. (1974). Gel’minty ptits Yakutii i sopredel’nykh territoriy. Tsestody i trematody [Helminths of birds of Yakutia and adjacent territories. Cestodes and Trematodes]. Nauka, Moscow (in Russian).

Rzayev, F. H. (2013). Sravnitel’naya gel’mintofauna domashnikh vodoplavayushchikh ptits (Anser anser dom. i Anas platyrhynchos dom.) v razlichnykh ekologicheskikh zonakh Azerbaydzhana [Comparative helminth fauna of domestic waterfowl (Anser anser dom. and Anas platyrhynchos dom.) in various ecological zones of Azerbaijan]. In: Proceedings of young scientists of the Volga region. Cassandra, Tolyatti. Pp. 145–151 (in Russian).

Rzayev, F. H., & Ibrahimova, N. E. (2015). Sravnitel’naya kharakteristika gel’mintofauny domashnikh vodoplavayushchikh ptits yugo-vostochnoy chasti Azerbaydzhana [Comparative characteristics of helminthofauna of domestic water birds of the Southeast of Azerbaijan]. Ecological Bulletin, 32, 101–106 (in Russian).

Rzayev, F. H., Seyidbeyli, M. I., Maharramov, S. H., & Gasimov, E. K. (2020). Formy i ultrastrukturnye osobennosti lateral’nykh kryl’ev gel’minta Trichostrongylus tenuis Mehlis, 1846 (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae) [Forms and ultrastructural features of the lateral alae of the helminth Trichostrongylus tenuis Mehlis, 1846 (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae)]. The Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 34, 112–119 (in Russian).

Schmelz, O. (1941). Quelques cestodes nouveaux d’oiseaux d’Asie [Some new cestodes from Asian birds]. Swiss Journal of Zoology, 48(3), 143–199 (in France).

Seyidbeyli, M. I., & Maharramov, S. H. (2018). Gel’mintofauna domashnikh vodoplavayushchikh ptits (gus’ – Anser anser dom. i utka – Anas platyrhynchos dom.) Nakhchyvanskoy AR [Helminth fauna of domestic waterfowl (goose – Anser anser dom. and duck – Anas platyrhynchos dom.) of Nakhchivan AR]. The Journal of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 31, 107–113 (in Russian).

Seyidbeyli, M. I., & Rzayev, F. H. (2018). Helminth fauna of waterfowl poultry in the territory of Babek region of Nakhcivan AR. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(1), 1668–1671.

Seyidbeyli, M. I., Rzayev, F. H., & Gasimov, E. K. (2020). Ul’trastrukturnye osobennosti kozhno-muskul’nogo meshka gel’minta Trichostrongylus tenuis (Mehlis, 1846) (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae) [Ultrastructural features of the body wall of the helminth Trichostrongylus tenuis (Mehlis, 1846) (Nematoda: Trichostrongylidae)]. Parasitologiia, 54(5), 402–412 (in Russian).

Shakhtakhtinskaya, Z. M. (1952). Gel’mintofauna okhotnich’e-promyslovykh ptits Azerbaydzhanskoy SSR [Helminthofauna of hunting and game birds in AzSSR]. Elm, Baku (in Russian).

Shakhtakhtinskaya, Z. M. (1959). Gel’minty domashnikh i okhotnich’e-promyslovykh vodoplavayushchikh ptits v Azerbaydzhanskoy SSR [Helminths of domestic and hunting waterfowl in AzSSR]. Works on helminthology for the 80th anniversary of academician K. N. Scrjabin. Nauka, Moscow. Pp. 197–202 (in Russian).

Sharma, K. N. (1943). On some helminths from Burmese ducks (Anas boschas) new to science. Indian Veterinary Journal, 19(5), 227–232.

Shirinov, N. M. (1961). Gel’mintofauna i gel’mintozy domashnikh vodoplavayushchikh ptits Azerbaydzhanskoy SSR i ispytaniye piperazin-sul’fata pri ganguleterakidoze [Helminth fauna and helminthiasis of domestic waterfowl of the Azerbaijan SSR and the test of piperazine sulfate in ganguleteracidosis]. Elm, Baku (in Russian).

Smogorzhevskaya, L. A. (1976). Gel’minty vodoplavayushchikh i bolotnych ptits fauny Ukrainy [Helminths of waterfowl and wading birds of the fauna of Ukraine]. Nauka Dumka, Kiev (in Russian).

Soliman, K. N. (1955). Observations on some helminth parasites from ducks in Southern England. Journal of Helminthology, 29, 17–26.

Southwell, T. (1930). The fauna of British India: Including Ceylon and Burma. Cestoda. Nature, 126, 951.

Spasskaya, L. P. (1966). Tsestody ptits SSSR, Gimenolepididy [Cestodes of birds of the USSR, Hymenolepidids]. Nauka, Moscow (in Russian).

Spassky, A. A. (1963). Osnovy tsestodologii. Gimenolepididy-lentochnye gel’minty dikikh i domashnikh ptits [Fundamentals of cestodology. Hymenolepidids – tapeworms of wild and domestic birds]. Nauka, Moscow (in Russian).

Spassky, A. A. (1965). Tsestody roda Aploparaksis ot ptits Kamchatki [Cestodes of the genus Aploparaksis from birds of Kamchatka]. In: Parasitic worms of domestic and wild animals. Academy of Science USSR, Vladivostok. Pp. 303–311 (in Russian).

Sugimoto, M. (1934). Morphological studies on the avian cestodes from Formosa. Journal of the Central Society for Veterinary Medicine, 47(9), 697–749.

Sultanov, M. A. (1963). Gel’minty domashnikh i okhotnich’e-promyslovykh ptits Uzbekistana [Helminths of domestic and game birds of Uzbekistan]. Fan, Tashkent (in Russian).

Tolkacheva, L. M. (1971). K izucheniyu fauny tsestod gusinykh ptits Yakutii [To the study of the fauna of cestodes of goose birds of Yakutia]. In: Harmful insects and helminths of Yakutia. Yakutknigoizdat, Yakutsk. Pp. 102–108 (in Russian).

Uchida, A., Uchida, K., Itagaki, H., & Kamegai, S. (1991). Check list of helminth parasites of Japanese birds. Japanese Journal of Parasitology, 40(1), 7–85.

Vahidova, S. M. (1978). Gel’minty ptits Azerbaydzhana [Helminths of birds of Azerbaijan]. Elm, Baku (in Russian).

Vahidova, S. M., Shirinov, N. M., & Samedov, N. A. (1982). Atlas, Azerbaycanda ev gushlarinin esas helmintozlari [Atlas, main helminthiasis of poultry in Azerbaijan]. Elm, Baku (in Azerbaijanian).

Yamaguti, S., & Mitunaga, Y. (1943). Trematodes of birds from Formosa. Transactions, Natural History Society of Taiwan (Formosa), 33(241), 312–329.

Yevstafyeva, V. A., & Yeresko, V. I. (2018). Associative course of capillariasis geese in the Poltava region. Scientific Messenger of Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies, 20(83), 73–76.

Yevstafyeva, V., Melnychuk, V., Yeresko, V., Lukyanova, G., & Gurenko, I. (2018). Osobennosti vidovogo sostava i kharakter raspredeleniya gel’mintov v populyatsii domashnego gusya (Anser anser dom.) [Species composition and distribution of helminths in domestic goose (Anser anser dom.) population]. Veterinary Medicine, 10, 34–39 (in Russian).

Yevstafyeva, V., Yeresko, V., Melnychuk, V., & Bakhur, T. (2020). Prevalence and co-infection of Baruscapillaria genus (Nematoda, Capillariidae) in domestic geese in Ukraine. Folia Veterinaria, 64(1), 32–38.

Yousuf, M. A., Das, P. M., & Banowary, A. B. (2009). Gastro-intestinal helminths of ducks: Some epidemiologic and pathologic aspects. Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University, 7(1), 91–97.

Yuskiv, I. D., & Melnychuk, V. (2020). Spetsial’ni zaxodi protigel’mintoznogo kompleksu za nayavnosti endoparazitoziv u gusey (Anser anser domesticus & Anser cygnoides domesticus Linnaeus, 1758) [Special measures of anti–helmintoses complex in case of goose endoparasitoses (Anser anser domesticus & Anser cygnoides domesticus Linnaeus, 1758)]. Bulletin of Poltava State Agrarian Academy, 1, 222–242 (in Ukrainian).

Published
2021-06-10
How to Cite
Rzayev, F. H., Nasirov, A. M., & Gasimov, E. K. (2021). A systematic review of tapeworms (Plathelminthes, Cestoda) of domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos dom.) . Regulatory Mechanisms in Biosystems, 12(2), 353-361. https://doi.org/10.15421/022148