Ectoparasites from the South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) from Peruvian coast

Two species of ectoparasites were collected from a South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) found stranded on the beaches of Chorrillos in Lima, Peru. The ectoparasites were identified as Antarctophthirus microchir (Phthiraptera) and Orthohalarachne attenuata (Acari). Some morphological character...

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Published in:Revista Peruana de Biología
Main Authors: Gomez-Puerta, Luis A., Gonzales-Viera, Omar
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas 2015
Subjects:
lobo marino sudamericano
Otaria flavescens
Antarctophthirus microchir
Orthohalarachne attenuata
acaros
piojos
Perú
South American sea lion
mites
lice
Peru
De la Costa
El Hallazgo
The Beaches
Antarc*
Online Access:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/11360
https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v22i2.11360
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Summary:Two species of ectoparasites were collected from a South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) found stranded on the beaches of Chorrillos in Lima, Peru. The ectoparasites were identified as Antarctophthirus microchir (Phthiraptera) and Orthohalarachne attenuata (Acari). Some morphological characteristics are described in this report. The finding of these ectoparasites is the first records in Peru. Dos especies de ectoparásitos fueron colectados de un lobo marino sudamericano (Otaria flavescens) hallado varado en las playas de Chorrillos, en Lima, Perú. Los ectoparásitos fueron identificados como Antarctophthirus microchir (Phthiraptera) y Orthohalarachne attenuata (Acari). Algunas características morfológicas son descritas en el presente reporte. El hallazgo de estos ectoparásitos constituyen los primeros registros en el Perú.

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