Checklist of Platyhelminthes, Acanthocephala, Nematoda and Arthropoda parasitizing penguins of the world

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2014
Authors:M. Brandão, Moreira, J., Luque, J. L.
Journal:Check List
Volume:10
Issue:3
Pagination:562 - 573
Date Published:07-2014
Keywords:Acanthocephala, Arthropoda, Austrogoniodes vanalphenae, Eudyptes moseleyi, Nematoda, parasites, penguins, Playhelminthes, Pygoscelis antartica, Spheniscus mendiculus
Abstract:

A list of 108 species of metazoans parasites reported from penguins (Sphenisciformes) is provided, with
information on their hosts, habitat and distribution. A total of 22 digeneans, 10 cestodes, 6 canthocephalans, 31 nematodes, 15 mites and ticks, 25 insects have been found on 18 species of penguins, with most parasites reported from Eudyptula minor. A host-parasite list is also provided.

URL:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18932/
DOI:10.15560/10.3.562
Short Title:Check List
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