Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica

• Published in: Veterinary Parasitology
• Main Authors: De Oliveira, Jaqueline, Morales, Juan Alberto, González-Barrientos, Rocio, Hernández-Gamboa, Jorge, Hernández-Mora, G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Revista de parasitología veterinaria 2011
• Subjects: DELFIN; COSTA RICA; BALLENA; OCEANO PACIFICO; PATOLOGÍA ANIMAL; CETACEA; PARASITOS; DOLPHIN; WHALE; PATHOLOGY; PACIFIC SEA; Ballenas; Cachalote; Delfín; Enano; Pacific; cachalote; Sperm whale
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11056/18313; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.05.014

Information regarding parasitic fauna of cetaceans from Costa Rica is provided for the first time. A total of 25 stranded dolphins and whales were examined between 2001 and 2009, including striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) (n = 19), pantropical spotted dolphin (S. attenuata) (n = 2), spinner d...