HELMINTHFAUNA OF MAGELLANIC PENGUIN (SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS FOSTER, 1781) PROCEEDING FROM ILHA COMPRIDA, SOUTH COAST, STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

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https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2011511035

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Cestoda, Helminthes, Nematoda, Marine birds, Parasitic diseases, Trematoda.

Abstract

The present study aims to identify the helminth fauna of Spheniscus magellanicus Foster, 1781 from the
municipality of Ilha Comprida, southern São Paulo State. A total of 28 individuals were analyzed,
resulting in an identification of three helminth species: Contracaecum pelagicum Johnston &
Mawson, 1942, Cardiocephaloides physalis Sudarikov, 1959 and Tetrabotrium lutzi Parona, 1901.
Contracaecum pelagicum and C. physalis were core species, while T. lutzi was considered a satellite
species. All individuals examined were infected with at least one species (overall prevalence = 100%).
The host specimens were all juveniles and the infection may be associated with food items eaten during
migration to the Brazilian Coast.

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Published

2011-03-15

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Barbosa de Medeiros do Prado, M. I., dos Santos-Lopes, A. R., & da Silva, R. J. (2011). HELMINTHFAUNA OF MAGELLANIC PENGUIN (SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS FOSTER, 1781) PROCEEDING FROM ILHA COMPRIDA, SOUTH COAST, STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL. Neotropical Helminthology, 5(1), 50–55. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh2011511035

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