Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
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...
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ftunivncostarica:oai:https://repositorio.una.ac.cr:11056/22198 2023-06-11T04:17:07+02:00 Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica Oliveira, J.B. Morales, J.A. González, R.C. Hernández, J Hernández, G 2011-05-12 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11056/22198 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.05.014 eng eng Revista de parasitología veterinaria http://hdl.handle.net/11056/22198 doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.05.014 Acceso abierto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dolphin Whale Helminth Pathology Stranding Pacific Sea http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2011 ftunivncostarica https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.05.014 2023-05-10T23:38:31Z 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 dolphin (S. longirostris) (n = 1), bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) (n = 1), dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) (n = 1) and Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) (n = 1). Pathological findings associated with the parasites are also presented. In the most representative dolphin species, S. coeruleoalba, the prevalence of parasites was 89.5%; moreover, all examined specimens of S. attenuata, S. longirostris, T. truncatus and Z. cavirostris presented parasites. No parasites were recovered from K. sima. Fourteen helminth taxa were identified, including six species of cestodes (Strobilocephalus triangularis, Tetrabothrius forsteri, Trigonocotyle sp., Phyllobothrium delphini, Monorygma grimaldi, Tetraphyllidea gen. sp. plerocercoid), four digeneans (Nasitrema globicephalae, Brachycladium palliatum, B. pacificum and Oschmarinella albamarina) and four nematodes (Anisakis spp., Halocercus lagenorhynchi, Halocercus sp. and Crassicauda anthonyi). A commensal crustacean, Xenobalanus globicipitis, was also identified. All identified parasites representing new geographic records for the Pacific coast of Central America and new host records are presented. Parasitological information is valuable for conservation of cetaceans in Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Universidad Nacional Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria Article in Journal/Newspaper Sperm whale Universidad Nacional Costa Rica (UNA): Repositorio Institucional Pacific Veterinary Parasitology 182 2-4 319 328 |
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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 dolphin (S. longirostris) (n = 1), bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) (n = 1), dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) (n = 1) and Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) (n = 1). Pathological findings associated with the parasites are also presented. In the most representative dolphin species, S. coeruleoalba, the prevalence of parasites was 89.5%; moreover, all examined specimens of S. attenuata, S. longirostris, T. truncatus and Z. cavirostris presented parasites. No parasites were recovered from K. sima. Fourteen helminth taxa were identified, including six species of cestodes (Strobilocephalus triangularis, Tetrabothrius forsteri, Trigonocotyle sp., Phyllobothrium delphini, Monorygma grimaldi, Tetraphyllidea gen. sp. plerocercoid), four digeneans (Nasitrema globicephalae, Brachycladium palliatum, B. pacificum and Oschmarinella albamarina) and four nematodes (Anisakis spp., Halocercus lagenorhynchi, Halocercus sp. and Crassicauda anthonyi). A commensal crustacean, Xenobalanus globicipitis, was also identified. All identified parasites representing new geographic records for the Pacific coast of Central America and new host records are presented. Parasitological information is valuable for conservation of cetaceans in Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Universidad Nacional Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria |
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Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica |
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Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica |
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Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica |
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Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica |
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Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica |
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parasites of cetaceans stranded on the pacific coast of costa rica |
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