INVESTIGADORES
FIORINI Vanina Dafne
artículos
Título:
Helminth parasites of the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Autor/es:
VALENTE ROMINA; IBAÑEZ L; LORENTI E; FIORINI VD; MONTALTI D; DIAZ JI
Revista:
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
Editorial:
SPRINGER
Referencias:
Lugar: Berlin; Año: 2014 vol. 113 p. 2719 - 2724
ISSN:
0932-0113
Resumen:
The aim of this work is to contribute to the knowledge
of gastrointestinal parasites of the European starling
Sturnus vulgaris, an invasive bird from Argentina. Seventysix
birds were collected during the spring of 2007 and were
examined for helminths. Six parasite species were found: one
trematoda of the Echinostoma revolutum ?group,? four nematodes
(Synhimantus nasuta, Microtetrameres sp.,
Pterothominx exilis, and Ornithocapillaria ovopunctata),
and one acanthocephalan (Plagiorhynchus cylindraceus). All
species found have been recorded in Eurasia and/or North
America previously, although present reports enlarge their
geographical distribution. As expected in an invasive host,
the parasite community shows much lower species richness
(n=6) than those observed in their native area (79 and 35 in
the Eurasia and North America, respectively).