| gastrointestinal parasites and prey items from a mass stranding of false killer whales, pseudorca crassidens, in rio grande do sul, southern brazil. | the gastrointestinal tract of 14 false killer whales, 6 males and 8 females, stranded in june 1995 in southern brazil, with total standard lengths from 338 to 507 cm, were analysed for endoparasites and food items. a pregnant female had a male foetus of 77.5 cm. parasites were found in all 14 false killer whales. the nematode anisakis simplex (rudolphi, 1809) was found in the stomach of 57% of the animals and the acanthocephalan bolbosoma capitatum (linstow, 1889) porta, 1908 was present in the ... | 2001 | 11340462 |