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23.01.2024 | Short Communication
Halocercus lagenorhynchi infection in a stranded striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) on the Southwest coastline of India
verfasst von:
Pathissery John Sarlin, Sancia Morris, Siby Bhasi Geethambika, Lijin Gopi, Megha Muraleedharan, Jeniffer Ann Thomas, Gayathry Savitha, Polycarp Joseph
Erschienen in:
Journal of Parasitic Diseases
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Ausgabe 1/2024
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Abstract
Necropsy on a striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) entangled in ghost fishing net and dead while rescuing yielded some helminth parasites, later identified as Halocercus lagenorhynchi. DNA barcoding of the host and parasite and the phylogenetic analysis of the parasite was conducted. This study provides valuable information towards establishing basal data of marine mammal parasite diversity and distribution in the Indian waters. We believe this is the first report of the occurrence of Halocercus lagenorhynchi in marine mammals in India.