Life Cycle of the Parasite Profilicollis chasmagnathi (Acanthocephala) On the Patagonian Coast of Argentina Based On Morphological and Molecular Data

LORENTI, ELIANA; RODRÍGUEZ, SARA M.; CREMONTE, FLORENCIA; D'ELÍA, GUILLERMO; DIAZ, JULIA I.

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY

AMER SOC PARASITOLOGISTS

Año: 2018 vol. 104 p. 479 - 485

0022-3395

This study verifies the identity of adult specimens of the parasite Profilicollis chasmagnathi(Acanthocephala, Polymorphidae) recovered from kelp gulls Larus dominicanus (Aves, Laridae), and cystacanthsfound in crabs Cyrtograpsus altimanus (Crustacea, Decapoda) from the southwestern Atlantic coast. The life cycle ofthis parasite is elucidated in the intertidal zone of Patagonia, Argentina, based on morphological and molecular data.Preferences by size and sex of the intermediate host and seasonal variation of this parasite are provided, contributing tothe knowledge of this host-parasite association.