Cestodes from hector's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hectori) and spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) from argentinean waters

• Published in: Journal of Parasitology
• Main Authors: Nikolov, Pavel N., Cappozzo, Humberto Luis, Beron Vera, Barbara, Crespo, Enrique Alberto, Raga, J. Antonio, Fernández, Mercedes
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society of Parasitologists
• Subjects: Mesoplodon Hectori; Phocoena Dioptrica; Tetrabothrius; Cestodes; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Chubut; Phocoena dioptrica; Spectacled porpoise
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/69366

Single individuals of 2 little-known cetacean species, Mesoplodon hectori and Phocoena dioptrica, stranded and died on the coast of Argentina (Buenos Aires and Chubut provinces, respectively) and were studied for the presence of helminths. The cestodes found were described and illustrated using ligh...