Parasites in Stranded Cetaceans of Patagonia
There is an increasing interest in parasites of marine mammals of Argentina. Here, we examined several poorly known cetaceans, i.e., 2 spectacled porpoises and 1 Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoenidae), and 1 Gray's beaked whale and 1 Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphidae); we also updated the...
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ftconicet:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/101278 2023-10-09T21:56:05+02:00 Parasites in Stranded Cetaceans of Patagonia Beron Vera, Barbara Crespo, Enrique Alberto Raga, Juan A. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11336/101278 eng eng American Society of Parasitologists info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1645/GE-1296.1 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-parasitology/volume-94/issue-4/GE-1296.1/Parasites-in-Stranded-Cetaceans-of-Patagonia/10.1645/GE-1296.1.short http://hdl.handle.net/11336/101278 Beron Vera, Barbara; Crespo, Enrique Alberto; Raga, Juan A.; Parasites in Stranded Cetaceans of Patagonia; American Society of Parasitologists; Journal of Parasitology; 94; 4; 8-2008; 946-948 0022-3395 CONICET Digital CONICET info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ CETACEANS PARASITES https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ftconicet https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1296.1 2023-09-24T18:18:10Z There is an increasing interest in parasites of marine mammals of Argentina. Here, we examined several poorly known cetaceans, i.e., 2 spectacled porpoises and 1 Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoenidae), and 1 Gray's beaked whale and 1 Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphidae); we also updated the parasite information for 1 sperm whale (Physeteridae). These hosts strand only occasionally. We found Anisakis simplex s.l. in 2 spectacled porpoises and the Burmeister's porpoise, and recorded its distribution among the stomach chambers. Anisakis physeteris infected the sperm whale; Corynosoma cetaceum occurred in the duodenal ampulla of the Burmeister's porpoise; Corynosoma australe was found in the posterior-most region of the intestine of 1 spectacled porpoise, while another one had Tetrabothrius sp. in the anal crypts; Corynosoma bullosum and Corynosoma sp. were found in the sperm whale. The only digenean found was Pholeter gastrophilus in the Burmeister's porpoise. Merocercoids of Phyllobothrium delphini were present in the blubber of 1 spectacled porpoise, the sperm whale, and the Gray's beaked whale, while Scolex pleuronectis infected the Gray's beaked whale and 1 spectacled porpoise. No parasites were recovered from the Cuvier's beaked whale. Poor parasite-species assemblages are consistent in marine mammals of Patagonia. Given the conservation status of these hosts, the limited parasitological information gathered is valuable for conservation or management of these hosts in Patagonia. Fil: Beron Vera, Barbara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina Fil: Crespo, Enrique Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina Fil: Raga, Juan A. Universidad de Valencia; España Article in Journal/Newspaper Spectacled porpoise Sperm whale CONICET Digital (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Patagonia San Juan Argentina Journal of Parasitology 94 4 946 948 |
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There is an increasing interest in parasites of marine mammals of Argentina. Here, we examined several poorly known cetaceans, i.e., 2 spectacled porpoises and 1 Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoenidae), and 1 Gray's beaked whale and 1 Cuvier's beaked whale (Ziphidae); we also updated the parasite information for 1 sperm whale (Physeteridae). These hosts strand only occasionally. We found Anisakis simplex s.l. in 2 spectacled porpoises and the Burmeister's porpoise, and recorded its distribution among the stomach chambers. Anisakis physeteris infected the sperm whale; Corynosoma cetaceum occurred in the duodenal ampulla of the Burmeister's porpoise; Corynosoma australe was found in the posterior-most region of the intestine of 1 spectacled porpoise, while another one had Tetrabothrius sp. in the anal crypts; Corynosoma bullosum and Corynosoma sp. were found in the sperm whale. The only digenean found was Pholeter gastrophilus in the Burmeister's porpoise. Merocercoids of Phyllobothrium delphini were present in the blubber of 1 spectacled porpoise, the sperm whale, and the Gray's beaked whale, while Scolex pleuronectis infected the Gray's beaked whale and 1 spectacled porpoise. No parasites were recovered from the Cuvier's beaked whale. Poor parasite-species assemblages are consistent in marine mammals of Patagonia. Given the conservation status of these hosts, the limited parasitological information gathered is valuable for conservation or management of these hosts in Patagonia. Fil: Beron Vera, Barbara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina Fil: Crespo, Enrique Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"; Argentina Fil: Raga, Juan A. Universidad de Valencia; España |
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Parasites in Stranded Cetaceans of Patagonia |
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Parasites in Stranded Cetaceans of Patagonia |
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Parasites in Stranded Cetaceans of Patagonia |
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Parasites in Stranded Cetaceans of Patagonia |
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Parasites in Stranded Cetaceans of Patagonia |
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parasites in stranded cetaceans of patagonia |
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