New record of Nematode Tetrameres nouveli (Nematoda: Spirurida) which parasitized Black winged stiltHimantopus himantopus (L.) in Sinaph marsh in Thi- Qar province, Iraq

Abstract

Tetrameres nouveli was isolated from the black –winged stilt Himantopus himantopus which was hunted from Sinaph marsh in Thi-Qar province south Iraq dur ing the period April 2014 to March 2015 with prevalence 15.55% and mean intensity of infection 1.42, In the current study, T. nouveli was recorded for the first time in Iraq.