Description and molecular characteristics of Morishitium polonicum malayense Urabe, Nor Hashim & Uni, n. subsp. (Trematoda: Cyclocoelidae) from the Asian glossy starling, Aplonis panayensis strigata (Passeriformes: Sturnidae) in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Urabe, Misako, Nor Hashim, Noorul Ezyan, Uni, Shigehiko, Iwaki, Takashi, Abdullah Halim, Muhammad Rasul, Marzuki, Mohammad Effendi, Mat Udin, Ahmad Syihan, Zainuri, Nur Afiqah, Omar, Hasmahzaiti, Agatsuma, Takeshi, Uga, Shoji, Takaoka, Hiroyuki, Sofian-Azirun, Mohd, Ramli, Rosli
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24782/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2020.102074

We describe Morishitium polonicum malayense n. subsp. from Asian glossy starlings (Aplonis panayensis strigata) (Horsfield, 1821) (Passeriformis: Sturnidae) caught in Malaysia. The trematodes had parasitized the air sacs and the thoracic and body cavities of 40 out of 67 (59.7%) birds examined. The...