First record of Australapatemon burti and Paramonostomum pseudalveatum(Digenea) from Anas georgica (Aves, Anseriformes) in Chile
An examination of specimens of Anas georgica Gmelin (Anatidae) from Regiondel Bio-Bio and Region del Maule, Chile, revealed the presence of two digenean species reported forthe Holartic Region: Australapatemon burti (Miller, 1923) Dubois, 1968 (Strigeidae) andParamonostomum pseudalveatum Price, 1931 (Notocotylidae). A. burti parasitized ducks from bothregions and P. pseudalveatum parasitized only ducks from Region del Bio-Bio. The digeneans weremounted in toto, described and illustrated. The morphology and dimensions of specimens studiedcorrespond with their original descriptions and new morphometrical data and morphological charactersare given. The reports of A. burti and P. pseudalveatum in A. georgica represent a new host recordand the first record of the genera Australapatemon Sudarikov, 1959 and Paramonostomum Luhe, 1909from Chile.
Drago, FB Lunaschi, LI Hinojosa-Saez, AC Gonzalez-Acuna, D
UNLP, Fac Ciencias Nat and Museo, Lab Helminthol, Div Zool Invetebrados, BuenosAires, DF, Argentina; Univ Concepcion, Fac Ciencias Nat and Oceanograficas, Dept Zool, Concepcion,Chile; Univ Concepcion, Fac Med Vet, Dept Ciencias Pecuarias, Chillan, Chile
Digenea Australapatemon burti Paramonostomum pseudalveatum Anatidae Anasgeorgica Chile OF-NATURAL-HISTORY TREMATODA PARAGUAY BIRDS
