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 6ef214a6-9dea-4e40-9c8c-304e1d5fcc14 1175-5326 236696 32761296-83E1-4B93-9AA2-ADB5F1578B0F 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.