Angiostrongylus vasorum Baillet, 1866 – Francuski nicień sercowy – French worm

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Currently present in the environment

Reproducing in the environment

Numbers or/and range trends unknown

Potentially invasive alien species

By 2025, it has been confirmed in the raccoon dog, which is an invasive alien species in Poland. It can also infect native canid species as well as domestic dogs.

References

• Wójcicki A., Kowal J., Basiaga M. 2024. First report of Angiostrongylus vasorum (Nematoda: Angiostrogylidae) in raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides in Poland Annals of Parasitology 70: 169-171. link

Life form: Nematode

Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Angiostrogylidae

Scientific synonyms: Strongylus vasorum Baillet, 1866

English synonyms: French heartworm