Trichuris Tenuis Parasite Characteristics from South American Camelids in Europe

European farms and a zoo in Czech Republic and Italy provided specimens for this dataset. It contains morphological, biometrical, and molecular data for 58 Trichuris tenuis nematodes collected from alpacas, llamas, and guanacos. Simona Rejnková published the integrative taxonomic study on figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Comparative morphological analysis based on described male and female anatomical features
• Molecular phylogenetic placement based on sequences for 18S rRNA, ITS regions, and COI markers
• Species identification and differentiation based on the integrative taxonomic approach described

Strengths

• Integrative analysis combines morphological, biometrical, and molecular data from three distinct markers
• Includes 58 nematode specimens sourced from multiple European locations
• Provides 30 unique molecular sequences derived from the analysis

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the European captive populations sampled

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Specimens collected from alpacas, llamas, and guanacos on three farms and one zoo, followed by morphological, biometrical, and molecular laboratory analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 04:44:07; freshness should be verified

Geography

Czech Republic and Italy