First report of Cricocephalus albus (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) from Peru, parasite of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii)

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Cricocephalus albus (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) is registered for first time in Peru in the East Pacific 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....

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Autores: Gomez-Puerta, Luis A., Bachmann, Vanessa, Quiñones, Javier, Quispe, Sixto, Torres, David, Macalupu, Joe
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2017
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Lenguaje:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/13501
Enlace del recurso:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/13501
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Trematoda
Plagiorchiida
Cricocephalus albus
quelonio
Chelonia mydas agassizii
Virrilá.
Descripción
Sumario:Cricocephalus albus (Digenea: Pronocephalidae) is registered for first time in Peru in the East Pacific 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 identified as C. albus. The current work describes C. albus, as well as the discussion of its hosts and geographic distribution.
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