Ectoparasites from the South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) from Peruvian coast

Authors

  • Luis A. Gomez-Puerta Laboratorio de Epidemiologia y Economía Veterinaria. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Av. Circunvalación 2800, San Borja. Lima 41, Perú.
  • Omar Gonzales-Viera 2 Laboratorio de Histología, Embriología y Patología Veterinaria. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Av. Circunvalación 2800, San Borja. Lima 41, Perú. 3 Department of Pathology. Microbiology and Immunology. School of Veterinary Medicine. University of California. One Shields Avenue, Davis, California, Estados Unidos.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v22i2.11360

Keywords:

South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens, Antarctophthirus microchir, Orthohalarachne attenuata, mites, lice, Peru.

Abstract

Two species of ectoparasites were collected from a South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) found stranded on the beaches of Chorrillos in Lima, Peru. The ectoparasites were identified as Antarctophthirus microchir (Phthiraptera) and Orthohalarachne attenuata (Acari). Some morphological characteristics are described in this report. The finding of these ectoparasites is the first records in Peru.

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Published

08/17/2015

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Vol. 22 No. 2 (2015)

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Gomez-Puerta, Luis A., and Omar Gonzales-Viera. 2015. “Ectoparasites from the South American Sea Lion (Otaria Flavescens) from Peruvian Coast”. Revista Peruana De Biología 22 (2): 259-62. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v22i2.11360.