Philophthalmus gralli (Digenea: Philophthalmidae) parasite of Anas bahamensis and Amazonetta brasiliensis, from Lagoons of Maricá county, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Main Authors: Luís Cláudio Muniz-Pereira, Suzana B. Amato
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1993-12-01
• Series: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
• Subjects: Philophthalmus gralli; Philophthalmus; Digenea; Anatidae; Anas; Amazonetta; migratory birds; Neotropical region; Brazil
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761993000400012

Forty ducks, 18 Anas bahamensis (white-cheecked pintail) and 22 Amaxonetta brasiliensis (Brazilian duck) from Maricá and Guarapina lagoons, Maricá, RJ, Brazil, were examined. The prevalence of Philophthalmus gralli in A. bahamensis was 22.2% ans in A. brasiliensis was 27.27%. This is the first record of P. gralli in the Neotropical region, and A. bahamensis and A. brasiliensis are new host records for P. gralli.