Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet composition
- Autores
- Romero, Maria Alejandra; Fernandez, Mercedes; Dans, Silvana Laura; Garcia, Nestor Anibal; González, Raul Alberto Candido; Crespo, Enrique Alberto
- Año de publicación
- 2014
- Idioma
- inglés
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- artículo
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- versión publicada
- Descripción
- We surveyed the gastrointestinal tracts of 6 bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from Patagonia to check for helminth parasites and characterize dolphin diet. All dolphins harbored parasites (6477 helminths). We recorded 7 species, including nematodes Anisakis simplex s.l., Pseudoterranova decipiens, acanthocephalans Corynosoma cetaceum, C. australe, and digeneans Braunina cordiformis, Pholeter gastrophilus and Synthesium tursionis. Among the gastric helminths, the most prevalent species were C. cetaceum and A. simplex while C. australe and S. tursionis inhabited the intestine at low prevalence. This is the first report of C. australe and P. decipiens in bottlenose dolphins. Regarding diet, 5 stomachs contained food remains (consisting of 103 prey items). The most important prey species were Geotria australis and Stromateus brasiliensis, but their role in parasite transmission is unclear. At the community level, the gastrointestinal parasite community of T. truncatus was depauperate and strongly overlapped the community described for pelagic dolphins inhabiting Patagonia, suggesting a strong local influence in shaping helminth communities. Nevertheless, these observations are at odds with the notion that oceanic cetaceans have comparatively poorer helminth fauna than neritic species such as bottlenose dolphins, due to the lower likelihood of parasite exchange.
Fil: Romero, Maria Alejandra. Instituto de Biología Marina y Pesquera Almirante Storni; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Escuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas; Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, Mercedes. Universidad de Valencia; España
Fil: Dans, Silvana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: Garcia, Nestor Anibal. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina
Fil: González, Raul Alberto Candido. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Escuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Biologia Marina y Pesquera Almirante Storni; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Crespo, Enrique Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina - Materia
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Tursiops Truncatus
Corynosoma
Anisakis
Pseudoterranova
Braunina
Pholeter
Synthesium
Patagonia
Argentina
Southwestern Atlantic - Nivel de accesibilidad
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Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet compositionRomero, Maria AlejandraFernandez, MercedesDans, Silvana LauraGarcia, Nestor AnibalGonzález, Raul Alberto CandidoCrespo, Enrique AlbertoTursiops TruncatusCorynosomaAnisakisPseudoterranovaBrauninaPholeterSynthesiumPatagoniaArgentinaSouthwestern Atlantichttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We surveyed the gastrointestinal tracts of 6 bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from Patagonia to check for helminth parasites and characterize dolphin diet. All dolphins harbored parasites (6477 helminths). We recorded 7 species, including nematodes Anisakis simplex s.l., Pseudoterranova decipiens, acanthocephalans Corynosoma cetaceum, C. australe, and digeneans Braunina cordiformis, Pholeter gastrophilus and Synthesium tursionis. Among the gastric helminths, the most prevalent species were C. cetaceum and A. simplex while C. australe and S. tursionis inhabited the intestine at low prevalence. This is the first report of C. australe and P. decipiens in bottlenose dolphins. Regarding diet, 5 stomachs contained food remains (consisting of 103 prey items). The most important prey species were Geotria australis and Stromateus brasiliensis, but their role in parasite transmission is unclear. At the community level, the gastrointestinal parasite community of T. truncatus was depauperate and strongly overlapped the community described for pelagic dolphins inhabiting Patagonia, suggesting a strong local influence in shaping helminth communities. Nevertheless, these observations are at odds with the notion that oceanic cetaceans have comparatively poorer helminth fauna than neritic species such as bottlenose dolphins, due to the lower likelihood of parasite exchange.Fil: Romero, Maria Alejandra. Instituto de Biología Marina y Pesquera Almirante Storni; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Escuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas; ArgentinaFil: Fernandez, Mercedes. Universidad de Valencia; EspañaFil: Dans, Silvana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: Garcia, Nestor Anibal. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaFil: González, Raul Alberto Candido. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Escuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Biologia Marina y Pesquera Almirante Storni; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Crespo, Enrique Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; ArgentinaInter-Research2014-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/17264Romero, Maria Alejandra; Fernandez, Mercedes; Dans, Silvana Laura; Garcia, Nestor Anibal; González, Raul Alberto Candido; et al.; Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet composition; Inter-Research; Diseases Of Aquatic Organisms; 108; 1; 2-2014; 61-700177-5103enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3354/dao02700info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/dao/v108/n1/p61-70/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:35:43Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/17264instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:35:43.71CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet composition |
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Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet composition |
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Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet composition Romero, Maria Alejandra Tursiops Truncatus Corynosoma Anisakis Pseudoterranova Braunina Pholeter Synthesium Patagonia Argentina Southwestern Atlantic |
title_short |
Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet composition |
title_full |
Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet composition |
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Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet composition |
title_full_unstemmed |
Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet composition |
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Gastrointestinal parasites of bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from the extreme southwestern Atlantic, with notes on diet composition |
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Romero, Maria Alejandra Fernandez, Mercedes Dans, Silvana Laura Garcia, Nestor Anibal González, Raul Alberto Candido Crespo, Enrique Alberto |
author |
Romero, Maria Alejandra |
author_facet |
Romero, Maria Alejandra Fernandez, Mercedes Dans, Silvana Laura Garcia, Nestor Anibal González, Raul Alberto Candido Crespo, Enrique Alberto |
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Fernandez, Mercedes Dans, Silvana Laura Garcia, Nestor Anibal González, Raul Alberto Candido Crespo, Enrique Alberto |
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Tursiops Truncatus Corynosoma Anisakis Pseudoterranova Braunina Pholeter Synthesium Patagonia Argentina Southwestern Atlantic |
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Tursiops Truncatus Corynosoma Anisakis Pseudoterranova Braunina Pholeter Synthesium Patagonia Argentina Southwestern Atlantic |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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We surveyed the gastrointestinal tracts of 6 bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from Patagonia to check for helminth parasites and characterize dolphin diet. All dolphins harbored parasites (6477 helminths). We recorded 7 species, including nematodes Anisakis simplex s.l., Pseudoterranova decipiens, acanthocephalans Corynosoma cetaceum, C. australe, and digeneans Braunina cordiformis, Pholeter gastrophilus and Synthesium tursionis. Among the gastric helminths, the most prevalent species were C. cetaceum and A. simplex while C. australe and S. tursionis inhabited the intestine at low prevalence. This is the first report of C. australe and P. decipiens in bottlenose dolphins. Regarding diet, 5 stomachs contained food remains (consisting of 103 prey items). The most important prey species were Geotria australis and Stromateus brasiliensis, but their role in parasite transmission is unclear. At the community level, the gastrointestinal parasite community of T. truncatus was depauperate and strongly overlapped the community described for pelagic dolphins inhabiting Patagonia, suggesting a strong local influence in shaping helminth communities. Nevertheless, these observations are at odds with the notion that oceanic cetaceans have comparatively poorer helminth fauna than neritic species such as bottlenose dolphins, due to the lower likelihood of parasite exchange. Fil: Romero, Maria Alejandra. Instituto de Biología Marina y Pesquera Almirante Storni; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Escuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas; Argentina Fil: Fernandez, Mercedes. Universidad de Valencia; España Fil: Dans, Silvana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina Fil: Garcia, Nestor Anibal. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina Fil: González, Raul Alberto Candido. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Escuela Superior de Ciencias Marinas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Biologia Marina y Pesquera Almirante Storni; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Crespo, Enrique Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina |
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We surveyed the gastrointestinal tracts of 6 bottlenose dolphins Tursiops truncatus from Patagonia to check for helminth parasites and characterize dolphin diet. All dolphins harbored parasites (6477 helminths). We recorded 7 species, including nematodes Anisakis simplex s.l., Pseudoterranova decipiens, acanthocephalans Corynosoma cetaceum, C. australe, and digeneans Braunina cordiformis, Pholeter gastrophilus and Synthesium tursionis. Among the gastric helminths, the most prevalent species were C. cetaceum and A. simplex while C. australe and S. tursionis inhabited the intestine at low prevalence. This is the first report of C. australe and P. decipiens in bottlenose dolphins. Regarding diet, 5 stomachs contained food remains (consisting of 103 prey items). The most important prey species were Geotria australis and Stromateus brasiliensis, but their role in parasite transmission is unclear. At the community level, the gastrointestinal parasite community of T. truncatus was depauperate and strongly overlapped the community described for pelagic dolphins inhabiting Patagonia, suggesting a strong local influence in shaping helminth communities. Nevertheless, these observations are at odds with the notion that oceanic cetaceans have comparatively poorer helminth fauna than neritic species such as bottlenose dolphins, due to the lower likelihood of parasite exchange. |
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