Parasites of South African wildlife. XVI. Helminths of some antelope species from the Eastern and Western Cape Provinces

The numbers and species of helminths recovered from one black wildebeest, C onnochaetes gnou, three eland, Taurotragus oryx, 18 mountain reedbuck, Redu nca fulvorufula, one red hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus and two springbo k, Antidorcas marsupialis, in the Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cap e Province; two black wildebeest, two grey rhebuck, Pelea capreolus, two mo untain reedbuck and four springbok in the Karoo National Park, Western Cape Province; two bontebok, Damaliscus pygargus dorcas, two eland, two gemsbok , Oryx gazella and two springbok in the West Coast National Park, Western C ape Province; and a single springbok on a farm near Bredasdorp, Western Cap e Province, are recorded. Nematodes belonging to a total of 12 genera and 2 0 species were identified. A single cestode was also recovered. Sixteen new host associations are recorded for the nematodes and one for the cestode M oniezia benedeni. Nematodirus spathiger had the widest host spectrum and wi th the exception of black wildebeest, was collected from all the host speci es examined.