A record of Crenosoma vulpis (Rudolphi, 1819) (Nematoda, Crenosomatidae) from the Eurasian badger (Meles meles L.) from Poland.

Abstract

Three specimens of the nematode Crenosoma vulpis (Rudolphi, 1819) were isolated from the lungs of the Eurasian badger (Meles meles L.) found dead on a road in the north-western part of Wrocław (Lower Silesia, SW. Poland) in August 2008. Since this is the first record of the parasite in the badger from Poland, description, biometrical data and figures are given.