| molecular and morphological evidence of taenia omissa in pumas (puma concolor) in the peruvian highlands. | a total of 41 cestodes were collected during necropsy examination on 2 pumas (puma concolor) that were found in 2 communities in canchis province, cuzco region, peru, at 4500 meters above sea level (peruvian andes). the cestodes were evaluated morphologically and molecularly. a fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (cox1) was used as a genetic marker. all the cestodes were identified as taenia omissa. in the present report, we give a brief description by molecular and ... | 2016 | 27580394 |