Odhneria odhneri Travassos, 1921 (Trematoda: Microphallidae) in Migrant Shorebirds from Patagonia, Argentina

The aim of this paper is to describe Odhneria odhneri in migratory shorebirds at Patagonian sites. A total of 48 Calidris fuscicollis, 44 Calidris bairdii, and 5 Charadrius falklandicus from several areas in Argentinean Patagonia were examined. Adult specimens of O. odhneri were obtained from the i...

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Autores principales: Capasso, Sofía Carolina, D’Amico, Verónica, Diaz, Julia Inés
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/77865
http://www.revargparasitologia.com.ar/pdf/RevArgParasitol_Vol6_Capasso.pdf
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topic Ciencias Naturales
Patagonia (Argentina)
Odhneria odhneri
Calidris fuscicollis
Calidris bairdii
Charadrius falklandicus
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Patagonia (Argentina)
Odhneria odhneri
Calidris fuscicollis
Calidris bairdii
Charadrius falklandicus
Capasso, Sofía Carolina
D’Amico, Verónica
Diaz, Julia Inés
Odhneria odhneri Travassos, 1921 (Trematoda: Microphallidae) in Migrant Shorebirds from Patagonia, Argentina
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Patagonia (Argentina)
Odhneria odhneri
Calidris fuscicollis
Calidris bairdii
Charadrius falklandicus
description The aim of this paper is to describe Odhneria odhneri in migratory shorebirds at Patagonian sites. A total of 48 Calidris fuscicollis, 44 Calidris bairdii, and 5 Charadrius falklandicus from several areas in Argentinean Patagonia were examined. Adult specimens of O. odhneri were obtained from the intestinal cecae of C. bairdii (P=6.8, MI=30.3), and C. falklandicus (P=20, MI=17.5). Morphological and morphometric characteristics agree with those of previous records. This is the southernmost record for the trematode O. odhneri, and the first host record for C. bairdii and Ch. falklandicus. We propose that C. bairdii may act as a dispersing agent for O. odhneri between the America’s southern and northern hemispheres. Apparently, gastropod mollusks, crustaceans and birds are maintaining the life cycle of this species in Patagonia. The host, C. bairdii, has the potential of passing viable eggs of O. odhneri into the environment during their northward migration and onto their nesting sites during the boreal summer. This discovery broadens our knowledge about the range of hosts and the potential ways of dispersal of parasites along the American coast and, represents a valuable contribution to the general knowledge of shorebird parasites in South America.
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author Capasso, Sofía Carolina
D’Amico, Verónica
Diaz, Julia Inés
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D’Amico, Verónica
Diaz, Julia Inés
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title Odhneria odhneri Travassos, 1921 (Trematoda: Microphallidae) in Migrant Shorebirds from Patagonia, Argentina
title_short Odhneria odhneri Travassos, 1921 (Trematoda: Microphallidae) in Migrant Shorebirds from Patagonia, Argentina
title_full Odhneria odhneri Travassos, 1921 (Trematoda: Microphallidae) in Migrant Shorebirds from Patagonia, Argentina
title_fullStr Odhneria odhneri Travassos, 1921 (Trematoda: Microphallidae) in Migrant Shorebirds from Patagonia, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Odhneria odhneri Travassos, 1921 (Trematoda: Microphallidae) in Migrant Shorebirds from Patagonia, Argentina
title_sort odhneria odhneri travassos, 1921 (trematoda: microphallidae) in migrant shorebirds from patagonia, argentina
publishDate 2017
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/77865
http://www.revargparasitologia.com.ar/pdf/RevArgParasitol_Vol6_Capasso.pdf
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