Community structure of lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from two sympatric gull species: kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) and Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) in Talcahuano, Chile

González‐Acuña, Daniel; Corvalán, Felipe; Barrientos, Carlos; Doussang, Daniela; Mathieu, Chantal; Nilsson, Lovisa; Casanueva, ME; Palma, Ricardo L.

doi:10.1590/s1519-566x2011000300002

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“…In the Neotropical region, it has only been isolated from L. dominicanus in south-central Chile (González-Acuña et al, 2009). The latter locality is close to that of the present study, where it lives in sympatry with L. pipixcan (González-Acuña et al, 2011). This is the first report of this nematode as a parasite of L. pipixcan worldwide.…”

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“…Quadraceps punctatus has been frequently recorded on birds of the family Laridae, mainly in those of the genus Larus, with records from the Palearctic, Nearctic and Neotropical regions, also Australasia (Timmermann, 1952;Price et al, 2003). Quadraceps punctatus is one of the four lice species identified as parasites in L. pipixcan, being previously reported in Canada (Galloway et al, 2014), Belgium (Hellenthal et al, 2004), Galapagos (Palma, 1995), and Chile (González-Acuña et al, 2011). In Chile, this louse has also been isolated from the gulls Larus dominicanus and L. modestus (González-Acuña et al, 2011).…”

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“…Quadraceps punctatus is one of the four lice species identified as parasites in L. pipixcan, being previously reported in Canada (Galloway et al, 2014), Belgium (Hellenthal et al, 2004), Galapagos (Palma, 1995), and Chile (González-Acuña et al, 2011). In Chile, this louse has also been isolated from the gulls Larus dominicanus and L. modestus (González-Acuña et al, 2011). Saemundssonia lari (Ischnocera: Philopteridae) was collected from the head and chin regions with 46.7% (28/60) of prevalence, and a total of 106 specimens ( Table 1).…”

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External and gastrointestinal parasites of the Franklin’s Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (Charadriiformes: Laridae), in Talcahuano, central Chile

González‐Acuña

Veloso-Frías

Missene

et al. 2020

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Parasitological studies of the Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan, are scarce, and knowledge about its endoparasites is quite limited. In order to describe its parasitic community, a total of 60 Franklin’s gulls were captured in the coastal area in central Chile, using modified Bal-chatri traps. Ectoparasites were collected from all 60 live individuals through inspection of their plumage, while 30 were examined for endoparasites by standard parasitological necropsy. The prevalence of ectoparasites was 78.3%, including the feather mite Zachvatkinia larica (43.3%) and four species of lice: Actornithophilus piceus lari (15.0%), Austromenopon transversum (6.7%), Quadraceps punctatus (10.0%) and Saemundssonia lari (46.7%). Some 25 of 30 (83.3%) of birds necropsied were parasitized with the following helminths: Aporchis sp. (6.7%), Tetrabothrius cylindraceus (56.7%), Cyclophyllidea gen. sp. (3.3%), Profilicollis altmani (56.7%), Eucoleus contortus (10.0%), Cosmocephalus obvelatus (13.3%), Paracuaria adunca (10.0%), Stegophorus sp. (3.3%) and Tetrameres skrjabini (3.3%). To our knowledge, with the exception of P. altmani, these helminths are reported for first time in the Franklin's gull.

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External and gastrointestinal parasites of the Franklin’s Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (Charadriiformes: Laridae), in Talcahuano, central Chile

González‐Acuña

Veloso-Frías

Missene

et al. 2020

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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“…Significant female-biased sex ratios were also reported for head louse populations in Argentina (Perotti et al, 2004) and for 5 species of Ischnocera and Amblycera chewing lice of birds (Szczykutowicz et al, 2006; Ahmad et al, 2010). However, another study examining lice of seagulls (González-Acuña et al, 2011) and 2 classic studies examining human head lice from a wide geographic range (e.g., Africa, Australia, England, India, Sri Lanka) with very large sample sizes (.870 infested participants; 11,197 adult lice examined) (Buxton, 1941; Nuttall, 1919) concluded that the proportion of females to males differs significantly from equality, but with an excess of males occurring in 1 place and of females in another. Thus, it may be inappropriate to view the sex ratio in P. humanus as a purely fixed attribute.…”

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Population Structure and Bartonella quintana in Head and Body Lice in Pokhara, Nepal (Anoplura: Pediculidae)

Poudel,

Vaughan

2023

Journal of Parasitology

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“…al. (2000), and González-Acuña et al (2006;2011). However, no lice had been previously recorded on gulls from the Red Sea.…”

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Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Red Sea gulls with new host-parasite records

Alahmed

Shobrak

Nasser

2014

Zootaxa

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Knowledge about chewing lice from marine birds of the Red Sea is minimal. Five species of gulls were examined for chewing lice in three different localities of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast. Two gull species were examined for lice for the first time (Larus armenicus Buturlin, 1934 and Larus michahellis Naumann, 1840) and their lice represent new host-louse associations. Four species and two subspecies of lice were identified from 159 specimens collected. Actornithophilus piceus lari (Packard, 1870) and Austromenopon transversum (Denny, 1842) (suborder: Amblycera), and Quadraceps punctatus (Burmeister, 1838) and Saemundssonia lari (O. Fabricius, 1780) (suborder: Ischnocera) were recorded for the first time from Saudi Arabia and Red Sea birds. Taxonomic and ecological notes, type hosts, data on specimens examined, collecting localities, an identification key, and photographs of each species and subspecies are given.

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Community structure of lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from two sympatric gull species: kelp gull (Larus dominicanus) and Franklin's Gull (Larus pipixcan) in Talcahuano, Chile

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External and gastrointestinal parasites of the Franklin’s Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (Charadriiformes: Laridae), in Talcahuano, central Chile

External and gastrointestinal parasites of the Franklin’s Gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (Charadriiformes: Laridae), in Talcahuano, central Chile

Population Structure and Bartonella quintana in Head and Body Lice in Pokhara, Nepal (Anoplura: Pediculidae)

Chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera) from Red Sea gulls with new host-parasite records

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