Title
First report of Cricocephalus albus (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) from Peru, parasite of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii)
Other title
Primer reporte de Cricocephalus albus (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) en el Perú, parásito de la tortuga verde del Pacífco Este (Chelonia mydas agassizii)
Date Issued
01 July 2017
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
Cricocephalus albus (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) is registered for frst time in Peru in the East Pacifc green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii). The parasites were collected during a necropsy carried out in a stranded sea turtle in the Virrilá estuary, located in the Sechura province of Piura, Peru. The specimens were studied morphologically and identifed as C. albus. The current work describes C. albus, as well as the discussion of its hosts and geographic distribution.
Start page
217
End page
222
Volume
24
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85025585134
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
1561-0837
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus