Morphological, molecular and phylogenetic analyses of the spirurid nematode Stegophorus macronectes (Johnston & Mawson, 1942)

• Published in: Journal of Helminthology
• Main Authors: Vidal, Virginia, Ortiz, Juana, Diaz, Julia Inés, Zafrilla, Basilio, Bonete, Maria José, Ruíz de Ybañez, Maria Rocío, Palacios, Maria José, Benzal, Jesús, Valera, Francisco, de la Cruz, Carlos, Motas, Miguel, Bautista, Vanesa, Machordom, Annie, Barbosa, Andrés
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press
• Subjects: Stegophorus macronectes; Pygoscelis antarctica; Penguins; Antarctica; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Argentina; Deception Island; Ortiz; Diaz; Bonete; Vidal; Antarc*; Chinstrap penguin
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/10760

Stegophorus macronectes (Johnston & Mawson, 1942) is a gastrointestinal parasite found in Antarctic seabirds. The original description of the species, which was based only on females, is poor and fragmented with some unclear diagnostic characters. This study provides new morphometric and molecul...