Abstract
The survey of the parasitic helminths has been carried out on the pet animals belonging to orders Marsupialia(Philandar opossum, Trichosurus vulpecula, Dactylopsila trivirgata and Macropus eugenii), Edentata(Tamandua tetradactyla and Euphractus sexcinctus), Rodentia(Spermophilus erythrogenys and S.spilosoma)and Lagomorpha(Ochotona sp.). One acanthocephala, Giganthorhynchus sp.from T.tetradactyla, and 10 nematodes, viz., Filarinema sp.from T.vulpecula, Mackerrastrongylidae gen.sp.and Paraustrostrongylus sp.from D.trivirgata, Delicata sp.from T.tetradactyla, Aspidodera sp., Maciela sp.and Moennigia sp.from E.sexcinctus, larval nematodes Nos.1 and 2 from E.sexcinctus and S.spilosoma, and Murielus sp.from Ochotona sp., were obtained. These are the first records of these helminth species from the pet animals transported into Japan.
