First report of acanthocephalan Profilicollis altmani on a black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus

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https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v26i1.15920

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Helminths; acanthocephalan; blacknecked stilt; Profilicollis altmani; Himantopus mexicanus.

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We record the presence of the acanthocephalan specie Profilicollis altmani in a black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, in the Northern coast of Peru. Profilicollis altmani had not been previously reported in H. mexicanus, this being the first report in a new host.

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03/30/2019

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Jara, César, Alejandro Pereda-Sánchez, and Carlos Calvo-Mac. 2019. “First Report of Acanthocephalan Profilicollis Altmani on a Black-Necked Stilt Himantopus Mexicanus”. Revista Peruana De Biología 26 (1): 157-60. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v26i1.15920.