Taenia martis (Cestoda) in captive exotic animals and wild beech marten (Martes foina) from the Czech Republic

Molecular tools were employed for accurate species- and haplotype-level identification through characterization of the cytochrome <i>c</i> oxidase subunit 1 (<i>cox1</i>) mtDNA gene, revealing new and multiple haplotypes, the prevalence of <i>T. martis</i> in the studied rodent species, and its first recorded occurrence in <i>M. foina</i> in the Czech Republic. Notably, epidemiological and molecular data on these parasites in exotic animals under human care remain limited.