Publication: Gastrointestinal parasites in Chinstrap Penguins from Deception Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica
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Vidal, Virginia ; Ortiz, Juana ; Díaz, J. I. ; Ruiz de Ybáñez Carnero, María del Rocío ; Amat, M.T. ; Palacios, M. J. ; Benzal, Jesús ; Valera, Francisco ; de la Cruz, C. ; Motas, Miguel ; Barbosa, Andrés
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Springer
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-012-2892-z
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©2012 Springer. This document is the Published version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Parasitology Research. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-012-2892-z
Abstract
Knowledge about parasites of Antarctic birds is fragmented and scarce. The aim of this work is to contribute to the knowledge of gastrointestinal parasites of the Chinstrap Penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) from Deception Island (South Shetlands, Antarctica). Gastrointestinal tracts of 64 fresh dead individuals (61 chicks and three adults) were collected from December 2006 to February 2009 and examined for macroparasites. Three adult parasite species were found: two Cestoda species (Parorchites zederi and Tetrabothrius pauliani) and one
Nematoda species (Stegophorus macronectes). Also, immature acanthocephalans (Corynosoma sp.) were found in one penguin. The low parasite richness observed could be related to the stenophagic and pelagic diet of the host species. False negatives were found in coprological studies.
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