New host and distribution records of Pelecitus fulicaeatrae (Diesing, 1861) (Nematoda, Onchocercidae)
The nematode <i>Pelecitus fulicaeatrae</i> (Diesing, 1861) (Onchocercidae, Dirofilariinae) was found in the leg of a silvery grebe <i>Podiceps occipitalis</i> (Garnot, 1826) (Aves, Podicipediformes) at Puerto Madryn, Argentina. The specimens redescribed in this note are based...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2007 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de La Plata |
| Repositorio: | SEDICI (UNLP) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/83164 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/83164 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Ciencias Naturales Argentina Nematoda Onchocercidae Pelecitus Podicipedidae Southwest atlantic coast |
| Sumario: | The nematode <i>Pelecitus fulicaeatrae</i> (Diesing, 1861) (Onchocercidae, Dirofilariinae) was found in the leg of a silvery grebe <i>Podiceps occipitalis</i> (Garnot, 1826) (Aves, Podicipediformes) at Puerto Madryn, Argentina. The specimens redescribed in this note are based on 7 females and 3 males. This is the first Argentinean record for this species and the second for South America, and represents the southern-most record of a species from this genus. |
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