| anisakid nematodes from stranded pygmy sperm whales, kogia breviceps (kogiidae), in three localities of the yucatan peninsula, mexico. | the present paper reports the presence of 3 adult and juvenile anisakid nematode species: anisakis simplex, a. brevispiculata, and pseudoterranova ceticola, which were recovered from the digestive tract of stranded pygmy sperm whales (kogia breviceps) from 3 localities along the coast of the yucatan peninsula. the presence of these anisakid adult nematodes suggests that larval stages may occur in cephalopods or fishes used for human consumption, which represents a potential danger to public heal ... | 2006 | 17152967 |
| additional records of metazoan parasites from caribbean marine mammals, including genetically identified anisakid nematodes. | studies of marine mammal parasites in the caribbean are scarce. an assessment for marine mammal endo- and ectoparasites from puerto rico and the virgin islands, but extending to other areas of the caribbean, was conducted between 1989 and 1994. the present study complements the latter and enhances identification of anisakid nematodes using molecular markers. parasites were collected from 59 carcasses of stranded cetaceans and manatees from 1994 to 2006, including globicephala macrorhynchus, kogi ... | 2009 | 19582477 |
| molecular characterization and phylogeny of anisakid nematodes from cetaceans from southeastern atlantic coasts of usa, gulf of mexico, and caribbean sea. | in the present study, 407 anisakid nematodes, collected from 11 different species of cetaceans of the families delphinidae, kogiidae, physeteridae, and ziphiidae, from the southeastern atlantic coasts of usa, the gulf of mexico, and the caribbean sea, were examined morphologically and genetically characterized by pcr restriction fragment length polymorphism to identify them to species level, assess their relative frequencies in definitive hosts, and determine any host preference. sequence data f ... | 2011 | 21212982 |