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Parasites of chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) from three localities in the Antarctic Peninsula and a review of their parasitic fauna
Univ Concepcion, Chile.
Univ Concepcion, Chile.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science. Univ Sydney, Australia;Univ Sydney, Australia. (Lnuc EEMiS)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5629-0196
Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden.
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2021 (English)In: Polar Biology, ISSN 0722-4060, E-ISSN 1432-2056, Vol. 44, p. 2099-2105Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Studies of parasitism in chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) are infrequent and mainly refer to the identification and description of its parasites, with little ecological data. In an attempt to address that lack of knowledge, we collected endo- and ecto-parasites from 326 live and four dead of chinstrap penguins, in three different localities of Antarctica not studied before. Three species of endoparasites and two of ectoparasites were found parasitizing birds: two tapeworms, Tetrabothrius pauliani (Cestoda: Tetrabothriidae) and Parorchites zederi (Cestoda: Dilepididae); one roundworm, Stegophorus macronectes (Nematoda: Acuariidae), and one feather louse: Austrogoniodes gressitti (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae). Ticks (Ixodes uriae-Acari: Ixodidae) were collected from the ground near the penguin nesting colonies at two localities, Shirreff Cape and Narebsky Point. New ecological data are given for the two species of ectoparasites. No parasites were found in the blood collected from 300 live penguins.

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Springer, 2021. Vol. 44, p. 2099-2105
Keywords [en]
Chinstrap penguins, Antarctica, Endoparasites, Ectoparasites, Worms, Ticks, Lice
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Ecology Microbiology
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Ecology, Microbiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-108076DOI: 10.1007/s00300-021-02945-xISI: 000700999200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85115802675Local ID: 2021OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-108076DiVA, id: diva2:1611969
Available from: 2021-11-16 Created: 2021-11-16 Last updated: 2025-09-23Bibliographically approved

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