<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this paper is to increase the knowledge on the diversity of digenean parasites from birds collected in northeastern Argentina. The helminthological survey of four bird species revealed the presence of five digenean species and one acanthocephalan species. The digeneans, <italic>Lyperorchis lyperorchis</italic> Travassos, 1921 and <italic>Edietziana serrata</italic> (Diesing, 1850) from <italic>Aramus guarauna</italic> (L.); <italic>Nephrostomum limai</italic> Travassos, 1922 from <italic>Syrigma sibilatrix</italic> (Temminck); <italic>Athesmia heterolecithodes</italic> (Braun, 1899) from <italic>Theristicus caudatus</italic> (Boddaert) and <italic>Cariama cristata</italic> (L.); <italic>Stomylotrema vicarium</italic> Braun, 1901 from T. <italic>caudatus</italic>, and the acanthocephala <italic>Centrorhynchus guira</italic> Lunaschi &amp; Drago, 2010 from T. <italic>caudatus</italic>, were recorded. <italic>Lyperorchis inexpectabilis</italic> Digiani, 1997 is synonimized with L. <italic>lyperorchis.</italic> The findings of E. <italic>serrata</italic> and N. <italic>limai</italic> constitute new geographical records. <italic>Theristicus caudatus</italic> is reported as a new definitive host of <italic>A. heterolecithodes, S. vicarium</italic> and <italic>C. guira</italic>, and <italic>Cariama cristata</italic> of <italic>A. heterolecithodes.</italic> The relationships between host diet and parasite fauna are discussed.</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper is to increase the knowledge on the diversity of digenean parasites from birds collected in northeastern Argentina. The helminthological survey of four bird species revealed the presence of five digenean species and one acanthocephalan species. The digeneans, Lyperorchis lyperorchis Travassos, 1921 and Edietziana serrata (Diesing, 1850) from Aramus guarauna (L.); Nephrostomum limai Travassos, 1922 from Syrigma sibilatrix (Temminck); Athesmia heterolecithodes (Braun, 1899) from Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert) and Cariama cristata (L.); Stomylotrema vicarium Braun, 1901 from T. caudatus, and the acanthocephala Centrorhynchus guira Lunaschi & Drago, 2010 from T. caudatus, were recorded. Lyperorchis inexpectabilis Digiani, 1997 is synonimized with L. lyperorchis. The findings of E. serrata and N. limai constitute new geographical records. Theristicus caudatus is reported as a new definitive host of A. heterolecithodes, S. vicarium and C. guira, and Cariama cristata of A. heterolecithodes. The relationships between host diet and parasite fauna are discussed.

Digeneans and acanthocephalans of birds from Formosa Province, Argentina

Helminthologia

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{"article-title":"Digeneans and acanthocephalans of birds from Formosa Province, Argentina"}

The aim of this paper is to increase the knowledge on the diversity of digenean parasites from birds collected in northeastern Argentina. The helminthological...

Digeneans and acanthocephalans of birds from Formosa Province, Argentina

Pubblicato online: 02 feb 2015

Pagine: 17 - 27

Ricevuto: 03 lug 2014

Accettato: 07 ott 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0006

Parole chiave
Lyperorchis lyperorchis, Edietziana serrata, Nephrostomum limai, Athesmia heteroleci-thodes, Stomylotrema vicarium, Centrorhynchus guira

© 2015 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Digeneans and acanthocephalans of birds from Formosa Province, Argentina

Pubblicato online: 02 feb 2015

Pagine: 17 - 27

Ricevuto: 03 lug 2014

Accettato: 07 ott 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0006

Parole chiaveLyperorchis lyperorchis, Edietziana serrata, Nephrostomum limai, Athesmia heteroleci-thodes, Stomylotrema vicarium, Centrorhynchus guira

© 2015 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Lyperorchis lyperorchis, Edietziana serrata, Nephrostomum limai, Athesmia heteroleci-thodes, Stomylotrema vicarium, Centrorhynchus guira