Gastrointestinal helminths of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) from Stranger Point, 25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica

dc.creatorDiaz, Julia Inés
dc.creatorFusaro, Bruno
dc.creatorLongarzo, Maria Lucrecia
dc.creatorCoria, Néstor Rubén
dc.creatorVidal, Virginia
dc.creatorJerez, Silvia
dc.creatorOrtiz, Juana
dc.creatorBarbosa, Andrés
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-26T16:31:24Z
dc.date.available2016-12-26T16:31:24Z
dc.date.created2016-12-26T16:31:24Z
dc.date.issued2013-05
dc.identifierDiaz, Julia Inés; Fusaro, Bruno; Longarzo, Maria Lucrecia; Coria, Néstor Rubén; Vidal, Virginia; et al.; Gastrointestinal helminths of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) from Stranger Point, 25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica; Springer; Parasitology Research; 112; 5; 5-2013; 1877-1881
dc.identifier0932-0113
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/10103
dc.identifier1432-1955
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this work is to contribute to the knowledge of gastrointestinal parasites of the Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) from 25 de Mayo/King George Island (South Shetlands, Antarctica). Gastrointestinal tracts of 37 fresh dead individuals (21 chicks, 10 juveniles, and 6 adults) were collected from December 2006 to February 2012 and examined for macroparasites. Four adult parasite species were found: one Cestoda species (Parorchites zederi), two Nematoda species (Stegophorus macronectes and Tetrameres wetzeli), and one Acanthocephalan (Corynosoma shackletoni). Two species of immature acanthocephalans, Corynosoma hamanni and Corynosoma bullosum, were found in a single host. This is the first record of Tetrameres wetzeli in Gentoo penguins. The low parasite richness observed could be related to the stenophagic and pelagic diet of this host species which feeds almost exclusively on krill.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-013-3341-3
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00436-013-3341-3
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectHelminths
dc.subjectGentoo Penguins
dc.subjectParorchites Zederi
dc.subjectStegophorus Macronectes
dc.subjectTetramares Wetzeli
dc.subjectCorynosoma Shackletoni
dc.subjectAntarctica
dc.titleGastrointestinal helminths of Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) from Stranger Point, 25 de Mayo/King George Island, Antarctica
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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