Title
Finding of pentastomes of genus Reighardia (Pentastomida) in the Belcher's gull (Larus belcheri)
Date Issued
01 June 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Abstract
This report describes the finding of Reighardia sp. (Pentastomida) infecting the air sac of two Belcher's gulls (Larus belcheri) found dead on the beaches of Pucusana, a district in southern Lima, Peru. Three pentastomes were collected from two Belcher's gulls. Then, they were morphologically and molecular analyzed. Molecular characterization of the parasite was achieved by amplifying a fragment of the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene (SSU rRNA). Based on both morphological and molecular data the pentastomes were identified as pentastomes of the genus Reighardia. This is the first report showing that the Belcher's gull is a new natural definitive host for this pentastome.
Start page
288
End page
290
Volume
65
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
ParasitologÃa
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84958952071
PubMed ID
Source
Parasitology International
ISSN of the container
13835769
Sources of information:
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