Digenea, Strigeidae, Australapatemon canadensis Dubois and Rausch, 1950: first record in South America and a new host record

By

Drago, Fabiana B.
Lunaschi, Lia Ines

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2010-8-1

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

6

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

382--385

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/6.3.382

 

Abstract

Australapatemon canadensis Dubois and Rausch, 1950 (Digenea, Strigeidae) is reported parasitizing to Cygnus melancoryphus (Molina) (Anatidae) from Lacombe Lagoon, Buenos Aires Province and Pellegrini Lake Río Negro Province, Argentina. This species is described and compared with related species. The finding of A. canadensis in C. melancoryphus in Argentina represents a new host record extending to South America the geographical distribution of this species.