Muellerius tenuispiculatus

Muellerius tenuispiculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Protostrongylidae
Genus: Muellerius
Species:
M. tenuispiculatus
Binomial name
Muellerius tenuispiculatus
Gebauer, 1932

Muellerius tenuispiculatus is a species of small lungworm (a protostrongylid nematode) that infects wild ruminants, particularly chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), causing parasitic infections in their lungs, with larvae often found in faeces and snails serving as intermediate hosts. This parasite's lifecycle involves snails, and it is a significant component of lungworm infections in chamois populations across Europe, including the Low Tatra National Park and the Alps.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Muellerius tenuispiculatus Gebauer, 1932". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  2. ^ Panayotova-Pencheva, Mariana Stancheva; Mutafova, T. (January 2005). "Muellerius tenuispiculatus Gebauer, 1932 - a new protostrongylid species for the helminth fauna of Bulgaria". Experimental Pathology and Parasitology. 8: 18–23. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  3. ^ "Muellerius tenuispiculatus". CABI Compendium. 2019. doi:10.1079/cabicompendium.74234.
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