Articulo
Digenea, Strigeidae, <i>Australapatemon canadensis</i> Dubois and Rausch, 1950: first record in South America and a new host record
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issn:1809-127X
Autor
Drago, Fabiana Beatriz
Lunaschi de Redolatti, Lía Inés
Institución
Resumen
<i>Australapatemon canadensis</i> Dubois and Rausch, 1950 (Digenea, Strigeidae) is reported parasitizing to Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina) (Anatidae) from Lacombe Lagoon, Buenos Aires Province and Pellegrini Lake Río Negro Province, Argentina. This species is described and compared with related species. The finding of <i>A. canadensis</i> in <i>C. melancoryphus</i> in Argentina represents a new host record extending to South America the geographical distribution of this species. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo