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Pseudoterranova

Description

Pseudoterranova sp.

Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson), unspecified site of infection, unspecified locality (Pinto et al. 2004). Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus), unspecified site of infection, unspecified locality (Pinto et al. 2004). Kogia breviceps (Blainville), stomach, Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (Santos & Lodi 1998; Pinto et al. 2004) (CHIOC 33540).

Notes

Published as part of Luque, José L., Muniz-Pereira, Luís C., Siciliano, Salvatore, Siqueira, Liege R., Oliveira, Magda S. & Vieira, Fabiano M., 2010, Checklist of helminth parasites of cetaceans from Brazil, pp. 57-68 in Zootaxa 2548 on page 61, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196777

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Ascarididae
Genus
Pseudoterranova
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Ascaridida
Phylum
Nematoda
Taxon rank
genus

References

  • Pinto, R. M., Muniz-Pereira, L. C., Alves, V. C. & Siciliano, S. (2004) First report of a helminth infection for Bryde's whale, Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1878 (Cetacea, Balaenopteridae). Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals, 3, 167 - 170.
  • Santos, C. P. & Lodi, L. (1998) Occurrence of Anisakis physeteris Baylis, 1923 and Pseudoterranova sp. (Nematoda) in Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps (De Blainvillei, 1838) (Physeteridae) in Northeastern Coast of Brazil. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 93, 187 - 188.