Identification of parasites in Puffinus puffinus (Birds, Procellariiformes) from Northeastern Brazil
Studies on the parasitic fauna of migratory sea birds of the Puffinus genus are scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify parasites of 16 specimens of Puffinus puffinus (Procellariiformes, Procellariidae) that died during the period of June 2011 to December 2011 at the Wildlife Screen...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Veterinary research communications 2012-12, Vol.36 (4), p.235-238 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Studies on the parasitic fauna of migratory sea birds of the
Puffinus
genus are scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify parasites of 16 specimens of
Puffinus
puffinus (Procellariiformes, Procellariidae) that died during the period of June 2011 to December 2011 at the Wildlife Screening Center (CETAS) of the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) in Cabedelo, Paraíba. During necropsy, biting lice and/or gastrointestinal helminths were collected in seven (43.7 %) birds. Lice were collected in five (31.2 %) birds, and the species identified were
Halipeurus diversus, Trabeculus aviator
,
Austromenopon paululum
),
Saemundssonia
sp
.
and
Naubates
sp
.
The prevalence of helminths was also 31.2 %. The nematodes species were
Seuratia shipleyi
and
Contracaecum
sp., and cestodes were
Tetrabothrius
sp. This is the first record in Brazil of
Naubates
sp.,
Seuratia shipleyi, Contracaecum
sp., and
Tetrabothrius
sp. in
Puffinus puffinus
. |
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ISSN: | 0165-7380 1573-7446 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s11259-012-9530-1 |