Atrophic Proventriculitis Associated with Gravid Females of Tetrameres sp. (Nematoda: Tetrameridae) in the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) on the Coast of Brazil
2020
Werneck, Max R. | Jerdy, Hassan | Ribeiro, Rachel B. | Bianchi, Mariah | Figueiredo Maciel, Leide Laura | de Aquino Almeida, João Carlos | Baldassin, Paula | Gallo, Hugo | Carvalho, Eulógio C. Q.
The present study offers the first description of proventriculitis associated with the presence of gravid female nematodes of the genus Tetrameres (Nematoda: Tetrameridae) in 3 juvenile Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) found dead on the coast of Brazil. This study broadens knowledge on parasites associated with these hosts and the real impact of this association.
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