Finding of pentastomes of genus Reighardia (Pentastomida) in the Belcher's gull (Larus belcheri)

Asucena I. Naupay; Nelly G. Cribillero; Maria T. Lopez-Urbina; Armando E. Gonzalez; Luis A. Gomez-Puerta

doi:10.1016/j.parint.2016.02.006

Finding of pentastomes of genus Reighardia (Pentastomida) in the Belcher's gull (Larus belcheri)

Asucena I. Naupay, Nelly G. Cribillero, Maria T. Lopez-Urbina, Armando E. Gonzalez, Luis A. Gomez-Puerta

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This report describes the finding of Reighardia sp. (Pentastomida) infecting the air sac of two Belcher's gulls (Larus belcheri) found dead on the beaches of Pucusana, a district in southern Lima, Peru. Three pentastomes were collected from two Belcher's gulls. Then, they were morphologically and molecular analyzed. Molecular characterization of the parasite was achieved by amplifying a fragment of the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene (SSU rRNA). Based on both morphological and molecular data the pentastomes were identified as pentastomes of the genus Reighardia. This is the first report showing that the Belcher's gull is a new natural definitive host for this pentastome.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	288-290
Number of pages	3
Journal	Parasitology International
Volume	65
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2016.02.006
State	Published - Jun 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Belcher's gulls
Larus belcheri
Pentastome
Pentastomida
Reighardia

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Parasitology
Infectious Diseases

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Finding of pentastomes of genus Reighardia (Pentastomida) in the Belcher's gull (Larus belcheri)

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