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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2014): Rev. Arg. Parasitol.

Nuevo hospedador y registro geográfico de Contracaecum australe (Nematoda, Anisakidae) parasitando a Phalacrocorax gaimardi (Aves, Phalacrocoracidae) en costas del Atlántico Sudoccidental

  • Lucas Garbin
  • Sofía Capasso
  • Julia Inés Diaz
  • Annick Morgenthaler
  • Ana Millones
  • Graciela Navone
Submitted
September 29, 2026
Published
2026-10-07

Abstract

Anisakidae nematodes have a worldwide geographical distribution and the species from the Contracaecum genus have been recorded parasitizing aquatic organisms all around the world. Contracaecum australe was first described parasitizing the Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus from Laguna Santa Elena, Chile. The objective of this work is to communicate the presence of C. australe parasitizing the Redlegged Cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi on the Ría Deseado coasts, Santa Cruz province, Argentina. This is the first record of a parasite helminth in this cormorant species and the southernmost finding of C. australe. Therefore, the geographical and host distribution of this anisakid species is expanded.

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