| development from metacercaria to adult of a new species of maritrema (digenea: microphallidae) parasitic in the kelp gull, larus dominicanus , from the patagonian coast, argentina. | maritrema madrynensis n. sp. is described from the patagonian coast, argentina, based on naturally obtained adults from the kelp gull larus dominicanus and cultured metacercariae from the crab cyrtograpsus altimanus . the new species fits into the "eroliae complex" and can be distinguished from other related species mainly in shape, size, and distribution of the spines on the cirrus and vitellarium in a complete ring in all specimens. based on morphological and morphometric features of the natur ... | 2010 | 20496960 |
| larval digenean preferences in two sympatric snail species at differing tidal levels off the atlantic coast of patagonia. | larval stages of the trematodes maritrema madrynense and hemiuroidea fam. gen. et sp. differentially parasitized siphonaria lessonii and s. lateralis, two sympatric pulmonate snail species on the rocky intertidal shore at puerto deseado, south-western atlantic coast of patagonia, argentina. snail specimens were collected at two sampling sites with contrasting physical-chemical characteristics. one site, in the upper intertidal, was exposed to sewage from fish-processing plants, greater hydrodyna ... | 2016 | 27852341 |
| description of maritrema formicae sp. nov. (digenea, microphallidae) parasitic in the kelp gull, larus dominicanus, from the patagonian coast, argentina. | maritrema formicae sp. nov. is described from the patagonian coast, argentina, based on adults obtained from the kelp gull, larus dominicanus. the new species fits with the "eroliae complex" and can be distinguished from other related species mainly in shape and size of body, shape, size, and pattern of distribution of cirrus spines, uterus extension, number and size of eggs, vitellarium in a complete ring in all specimens, and its neotropical distribution. the new species is sympatric with anot ... | 2012 | 22807050 |