Structure of helminth fauna in Apodemus uralensis (Pallas, 1771) from natural and anthropized ecosystems of the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

The taxonomic structure consists of 3 classes, 10 families, 12 genera and 13 species, of which 6 parasitic species belong to the Cestoda class (Skrjabinotaenia lobata, Catenotaenia cricetorum, Hydatigera taeniaeformis, Hydatigera taeniaeformis, Taenia pisiformis, Paranoplocephala omphaloides, Rodentolepis straminea), with a share of 46.1% of the total species, 5 species - to the Secernentea class (Syphacia obvelata, Syphacia stroma, Heligmosomoides polygyrus, Mastophorus muris, Strongyloides ratti) with a share of 38.5%, and 2 species – to the Adenophorea class (Trichuris muris, Capillaria hepatica), constituting 15.4% of the total identified species.