Maritrema patagonica n. sp. (Digenea: Microphallidae) cultured from Metacercariae from the Freshwater Anomuran, Aegla spp. (Decapoda: Aeglidae), in Patagonia.

RAUQUE, C; FLORES, V.; BRUGNI, N

COMPARATIVE PARASITOLOGY

HELMINTHOLOGICAL SOC WASHINGTON, C/O ALLEN PRESS INC

Lugar: Kansas; Año: 2013

1525-2647

A new microphallid digenean, Maritrema patagonica n. sp., is described from the freshwater anomuran crab Aegla spp. Naturally infected anomuran from lakes and rivers were collected in the northern region of Argentinean Patagonia. Experimental ovigerous specimens were recovered from the intestine of chicks, and in vitro culture. Adults of the new species can be distinguished by having small body size, papillae distributed along the edge of forebody, unspined cirrus, and a complete vitellarium ring. This microphallid is the first larval digenean species to be reported from Aegla spp.