Description

The collection is located in the Animal Parasitology Laboratory of the Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology of Salamanca (IRNASA-CSIC). It was started in 1965 and contains zooparasites of domestic and wild animal species.

Overall information
Goals

Research. Dissemination.

Strengths

Cataloguing of animal parasites and intermediate hosts. Biological cycles. Epidemic studies.

How to cite

Zooparasites Collection, Salamanca Institute of Natural Resources and Agrobiology (IRNASA-CSIC), Salamanca, Spain.

Usage restrictions

Restricted usage

Access restrictions

Only authorized personnel.

Taxonomic coverage
Scientific names

Trematoda, Cestoda, Nematoda, Arthropoda, Mollusca, Protozoa.

Geospatial coverage

Mainly Castilla y León (Spain).

Collection period

1964-1995

Datasets of the collection/database
Types of objects

Preserved, non-living organisms (herbaria, animal collections and the like).

Digitalization
Nº of copies / records

10.000

Documentation status

No inventory

Nº of species

1000

Does it include Type specimens?

No

Related Resources
Publications
  • Ramajo-Martín, V., Lopez-Abán, J., Serrano, A.E., Oleaga-Pérez, A. and Muro, A. Parasitosis en las dehesas salmantinas. Reservorios silvestres (2003).
  • Albeitar, 66: 8-10 Ramajo-Martín, V., Lopez-Abán, J., Serrano, A.E., Oleaga-Pérez, A. and Muro, A. A long term study on the prevalence of gastrointestinal hepatic and pulmonary parasitism in adult sheep from Salamanca province, western Spain (1996).
  • Research and Reviews in Parasitology, 56: 173-177 A long term study on the prevalence of gastrointestinal hepatic and pulmonary parasitism in adult cattle from Salamanca province, western Spain (1995).
  • Research and Reviews in Parasitology, 55: 231-234 Simón Vicente, F., Oleaga, A., Simón Martín, F. y Ramajo, V. Strigeidos de aves silvestres de Salamanca (España) (2004). Salamanca: Globalia Artes Gráficas. 85 p. ISBN 84-688-7510-4.
Web Resources
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