Contracaecum

Hernández-Orts, Jesús S., Viola, M. Natalia Paso, García, Néstor A., Crespo, Enrique A., González, Raúl, García-Varela, Martín & Kuchta, Roman, 2015, A checklist of the helminth parasites of marine mammals from Argentina, Zootaxa 3936 (3), pp. 301-334 : 311

Contracaecum sp.

Host: Hydrurga leptonyx (de Blainville)

Site in host: stomach, upper intestine

Locality: Bahía San Sebastián (53°17'S, 68°28'W), Tierra del Fuego province

References: present study

Notes: About 800 adult specimens of Contracaecum sp. were collected.

Host: Mirounga leonina (Linnaeus) .

Site in host: not known, worms found in scats

Locality: Elizalde Island (54°41'S, 64°16'W), Staten Island, Tierra del Fuego

References: present study

Notes: Thirteen adult specimens of Contracaecum sp. were collected in 5 fresh scats from southern elephant seals collected in Elizalde Island ( Fig. 1 ) in August 2013 by one co-author (M.N.P.V.).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Map of Argentina (shadowed area) showing the provinces and geographical area where species of marine mammals have been collected. The filled circles indicate the collection sites (black circles) in the present study: (1) San Sebastian Bay; and (2) Elizalde Island, Staten Island (see Parasite- Host List).