First records of Hysterothylacium pelagicum (Anisakidae) and Toxocara alienata (Toxocaridae) from Peru

Two ascaridoid nematodes are recorded by Peru: Hysterothylacium pelagicum parasitizing to common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from a market of Lima and Toxocara alienata in a collared peccary (Pecari tajacu) from Iquitos. Likewise, it is made a morphological description of the nematodes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luis A. Gomez-Puerta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2014-10-01
Series:Revista Peruana de Biología
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Online Access:http://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/9820