Description of a new species of Dolichorchis (Digenea, Diplostomidae) in the cocoi heron, Ardea cocoi (Aves, Ardeidae), from Argentina

Dolichorchis lacombeensis sp. nov., a digenean parasite of the gut of the cocoi heron, Ardea cocoi (L.), is described as a new species from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. This new species most closely resembles D. buteii and D. tregenna in the distribution of the vitelline follicles, which reach...

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Autores: Lunaschi de Redolatti, Lía Inés, Drago, Fabiana Beatriz
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Argentina
Recursos:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/83110
Acesso em linha:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/83110
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Zoología
Ardea cocoi
Argentina
Birds
Digenea
Diplostomidae
Dolichorchis lacombeensis sp. nov.
Descrição
Resumo:Dolichorchis lacombeensis sp. nov., a digenean parasite of the gut of the cocoi heron, Ardea cocoi (L.), is described as a new species from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. This new species most closely resembles D. buteii and D. tregenna in the distribution of the vitelline follicles, which reach the intestinal bifurcation in the forebody. D. buteii can be distinguished from D. lacombeensis sp. nov. by the distribution of the vitelline follicles in the hindbody, which are concentrated in midline, by the presence of a sphincter in genital pore and by the size of holdfast organ and posterior testis, which are larger, (240-400 x 176-240 and 315-464 x 240-410 μm, respectively). D. tregenna differ from the new species by their larger measurements (pseudosuckers' length 90-100, pharynx 52-90 x 50-70 and eggs 89-104 x 48-68 μm).