Um nematodeo parasito do pinguim Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster) (Ascaridoidea, Anisakidae)

Abstract

The nematodes were collected from the penguin Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster) (Sphenisciformes). A study from the main species of Contracaecum that occur in penguins and piscivorous birds from the south hemisphere is made, more specifically the C. eudyptulae Johnston & Mawson, 1942a, C. eudyptes Johnston & Mawson, 1953, C. heardi Mawson, 1953, C. antarcticum Johnston, 1938, C. prevosti Tchéprakoff, 1966, C. spiculigerum (Rudolphi, 1809), C. osculatum (Rudolphi, 1802), C. scotti (Leiper & Atkinson, 1914) and C. pelagicum Johnston & Mawson, 1942b. C. pelagicum is redescribed and turns to be a new reference for Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster).

Molecular and morphological characterization of Contracaecum pelagicum (Nematoda) parasitizing Spheniscus magellanicus (Chordata) from Brazilian waters

“…The measurements are in accordance with the data from literature, although the parasites found are much larger than previous descriptions from the same host (SANTOS, 1984;GARBIN et al, 2007). Other morphological features such as number of papillae, length and shape of spicules in males, were similar to the ones previously described for C. pelagicum (LENT;FREITAS, 1948;SANTOS, 1984;FAGERHOLM et al, 1996;GARBIN et al, 2007), thus confirming the morphological diagnosis.…”

“…Other morphological features such as number of papillae, length and shape of spicules in males, were similar to the ones previously described for C. pelagicum (LENT;FREITAS, 1948;SANTOS, 1984;FAGERHOLM et al, 1996;GARBIN et al, 2007), thus confirming the morphological diagnosis.…”

“…The species was first described from albatrosses from Australia and, since then the species was reported in South America from Thalassarche melanophris (=Diomedea melanophris (Temminck, 1828), the South American penguin, Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster, 1781), Spheniscus humboldti Meyen, 1834 and Sula leucogaster Boddaert, 1783 (LENT;FREITAS, 1948;SANTOS, 1984;MANN, 1992;SILVA et al, 2005;GARBIN et al, 2007;GONZÁLEZ-ACUÑA et al, 2008;EDERLI et al, 2009;DIAZ et al, 2010;PRADO et al, 2011;YÁÑEZ et al, 2012;REZENDE et al, 2013;CAMPOS et al, 2013).…”

Fauna parasitaria gastrointestinal en polluelos de Pingüino Papua (Pygoscelis papua) encontrados muertos en zona antártica especialmente protegida (ZAEP Nº150)

“…El anisakido encontrado vive en la mucosa del proventrículo de pingüinos, causando erosión y úlceras 6 , y ya ha sido descrito previamente en pingüino papua 1,7 .…”

Checklist of Platyhelminthes, Acanthocephala, Nematoda and Arthropoda parasitizing penguins of the world

“…intestine, Baía de Guanabara, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro (Santos 1984, Campos et al 2013; São Paulo (Prado et al 2011); Vitória, Espirito Santo (Ederli et al 2009), Brazil; Península de Valdez, Argentina (Pazos et al 2003;Garbin et al 2007;Diaz et al 2010); Contracaecum plagiaticium Lent & Freitas, 1948 Spheniscus magellanicus, oesophagus, stomach and intestine, Rio de Janeiro (Campos et al 2013) Contracaecum prevosti Tchéprakoff, 1966 Aptenodytes forsteri, stomach, Antarctica (Tchéprakoff 1966) Contracaecum spheniscus Boero & Led, 1970 Eudyptes chrysocome, intestine, Argentina (Boero et al 1972b) Spheniscus magellanicus, unspecified site of infection, La Plata's Zoo, Argentina (Garbin et al 2007); intestine, Argentina (Boero and Led 1970;Boero et al 1972b) Contracaecum spiculigerum (Rudolphi, 1809)…”