Checklist of acanthocephalan parasites of South Africa

By

Halajian, Ali
Warner, Lesley
Tavakol, Sareh
Smit, Nico
Luus-Powell, Wilmien J

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

789

Pages

1-18

Subjects

Acanthocephala , Africa , diversity , Helminths , Wildlife

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.789.27710

 

Abstract

Twenty-one species of acanthocephalans, representative of thirteen genera from ten families of seven orders and three classes, are included in this updated checklist of acanthocephalans in South Africa.Although South Africa appears to have a less diverse acanthocephalan fauna compared to some other countries such as Iran in Asia, or Brazil in South America, this is probably an artefact of fewer parasitological surveys.