Notocotylidae Lühe, 1909

Cremonte, Florencia & Drago, Fabiana B., 2007, Checklist of digenean parasites of birds from Argentina, Zootaxa 1403, pp. 1-36 : 18-19

Family Notocotylidae Lühe, 1909

Catatropis Odhner, 1905

Catatropis chilinae Flores & Brugni, 2003

Natural host: unknown.

Experimental hosts: Gallus gallus domesticus (L.), Anas sp. Site of infection: distal portion of ceca.

Life history: Hi1: Chilina dombeiana (Bruiguiere) (natural host) from Lacar Lake, Neuquén Province;

metacercariae in digestive gland and around the intestine wall. Material deposited: MACN, MLP, UNC, MNZ, BMNH. Reference: Flores & Brugni (2003).

Catatropis hatcheri Flores & Brugni, 2006

Natural host: Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus.

Experimental hosts: Anas sp.; Gallus gallus domesticus (L.). Site of infection: distal portion of ceca.

Locality: near Hess Lake, Río Negro Province.

Life history: Hi1: Heleobia hatcheri (Pilsbry) (natural host) from Nahuel Huapí Lake, Río Negro Prov­

ince; metacercariae in digestive gland and around the intestine wall. Material deposited: MACN, MLP, UNC, BMNH.

Reference: Flores & Brugni (2006).

Notocotylus Diesing, 1839

Notocotylus attenuatus (Rudolphi, 1809) Kossack, 1911 Hosts : Anas versicolor Vieillot , Cygnus melanocorypha (Molina) . Site of infection: gizzard, intestine, ceca. Locality: De Monte lagoon, Buenos Aires Province. References: Boero et al. (1972 a, 1972b).

Notocotylus biomphalariae Flores & Brugni, 2005 Natural host: unknown.

Experimental hosts: Anas sp., Gallus gallus domesticus (L.). Site of infection: distal portion of ceca.

Life history: Hi1: Biomphalaria peregrina (d’Orbigny) (natural host) from Fantasma Pond, near Nahuel Huapí Lake and Pond near Mascardi Lake, Patagonia; metacercariae encysted in digestive gland and around the intestine wall.

Material deposited: MACN, MLP, UNC, BMNH. Reference: Flores & Bugni (2005).

Notocotylus chionis Baylis, 1928

Host: Chionis alba (Gmelin) .

Site of infection: ceca.

Locality: Patagonia.

Material deposited: BMNH.

References: Baylis (1928), Boero et al. (1972a).

Notocotylus gibbus (Mehlis) Kossack, 1911

Host: Fulica leucoptera Vieillot.

Site of infection: intestine.

Locality: Buenos Aires Province.

Reference: Szidat & Szidat (1961).

Notocotylus imbricatus (Looss, 1893) Szidat, 1935 Host : Anas sibilatrix (Poepping) .

Site of infection: ceca.

Locality: Pellegrini Lake, Río Negro Province. Material deposited: MLP, 751 D.

Reference: Lunaschi & Sutton (1987).

Notocotylus tachyeretis Duthoit, 1931

Host: Tachyeres patachonicus (King) .

Site of infection: large intestine and ceca. Locality: Patagonia.

Reference: Boero et al. (1972a).