A checklist of the helminth parasites of marine mammals from Argentina
Author
Hernández-Orts, Jesús S.
Author
Viola, M. Natalia Paso
Author
García, Néstor A.
Author
Crespo, Enrique A.
Author
González, Raúl
Author
García-Varela, Martín
Author
Kuchta, Roman
text
Zootaxa
2015
3936
3
301
334
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3936.3.1
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Trigonocotyle
spp.
Host:
Tasmacetus shepherdi
Oliver
Site in host:
stomach
Locality:
Estancia Sara and Punta Sinai, Tierra del Fuego province
References:
Dougnac and Fredes (
2012
)
Notes:
Species of
Trigonocotyle
inhabit the intestine of cetaceans (
Delyamure
1955
;
Markowski
1955
;
Hoberg
1990
). The presences of specimens of
Trigonocotyle
spp. in the stomach of
T. shepherdi
seems to be related to
postmortem
movement of the tapeworms from the anterior small intestine.