INVESTIGADORES
CRESPO Enrique Alberto
artículos
Título:
First record of cestodes cysts in coastal dusky dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) off Southwestern Atlantic Ocean
Autor/es:
ROCIO LOIZAGA DE CASTRO; MERCEDES FERNÁNDEZ; DAMIÁN VALES; MARIANA DEGRATI; NÉSTOR GARCEÍA; ENRIQUE CRESPO
Revista:
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF HYDROBIOLOGY
Editorial:
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
Referencias:
Lugar: Weinheim; Año: 2013
ISSN:
1434-2944
Resumen:
The dusky dolphins, Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray, 1828), is a coastal small cetacean and is widespread in the southern hemisphere. Here, we present the first ecord of cestodes parasite present in the blubber of dusky dolphin off Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The mature female was 15 years old and measured 171 cm. Helminths belonging to Cestoda family were found: cysts of Phyllobothrium delphini (Phyllobothriidae), from the subcutaneous blubber of the ventral surface. Here we present a new record of cestodes blubber cyst, expanding parasite-host relation for dusky dolphins and also we enlarges the scarce parasitological information for cetaceans of Argentina.
