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Zygocotylidae Sey 1988

Description

Family Zygocotylidae Sey, 1988

Zygocotyle Stunkard, 1917

Zygocotyle lunata (Diesing, 1836) Stunkard, 1917

Natural hosts: Anas sibilatrix Poepping, Cygnus melanocorypha (Molina). Experimental hosts: Mus musculus L., Gallus gallus domesticus (L.). Site of infection: ceca.

Localities: Pellegrini Lake, Río Negro Province; Del Burro lagoon, Buenos Aires Province; Buenos

Aires Zoological Garden, Buenos Aires city.

Life history: in Buenos Aires Zoological Garden, Buenos Aires city. Hi1: Biomphalaria peregrina

(d’Orbigny) (natural host).

Material deposited: MLP, 655 D, 3322.

References: Sutton & Lunaschi (1987), Digiani (1997b), Ostrowski de Núñez et al. (2003).

Other

Published as part of Cremonte, Florencia & Drago, Fabiana B., 2007, Checklist of digenean parasites of birds from Argentina, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 1403 on page 18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273687

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Sey
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Order
Plagiorchiida
Family
Zygocotylidae
Taxon rank
family
Taxonomic concept label
Zygocotylidae Sey, 1988 sec. Cremonte & Drago, 2007

References

  • Digiani, M. C. (1997 b) El cisne de cuello negro Cygnus melancorypha: nuevo hospedador de Zygocotyle lunata (Diesing) (Trematoda: Paramphistomidae). Neotropica, 43, 84.