| parasite communities of common dolphins (delphinus delphis) from patagonia: the relation with host distribution and diet and comparison with sympatric hosts. | we studied the helminths of 18 common dolphins, delphinus delphis, from northern patagonia. parasites were found only in the gastrointestinal tract. four species were in the stomach, the nematode anisakis simplex, the acanthocephalan corynosoma cetaceum, and the digeneans braunina cordiformis and pholeter gastrophilus, plus 1 digenean in the hepatopancreatic ducts, oschmarinella rochebruni. infection levels were low (0-155 parasites). braunina cordiformis and c. cetaceum were the most prevalent ... | 2007 | 18163339 |