First record of Serratospiculum tendo (Nematoda: Diplotriaenidae) in Peru

Authors

  • Luis A. Gomez-Puerta Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Av. Circunvalación 2800, San Borja. Lima, Perú.
  • Pedro A. Ospina Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
  • Mercy G. Ramirez Laboratorio de Microbiología y Parasitología. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.
  • Nelly G. Cribillero Laboratorio de Patología Aviar. Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v21i1.8256

Keywords:

Serratospiculum tendo, Nematode, Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus.

Abstract

We report for first time the presence of nematode, Serratospiculum tendo Nitzsch, 1819, parasitizing air sacs of a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus Tunstall, 1771). Six nematodes (2 males and 4 females) were collected and identified as S. tendo. The discovery of this nematode is the first record in Peru.

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04/14/2014

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How to Cite

Gomez-Puerta, Luis A., Pedro A. Ospina, Mercy G. Ramirez, and Nelly G. Cribillero. 2014. “First Record of Serratospiculum Tendo (Nematoda: Diplotriaenidae) in Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 21 (1): 111-14. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v21i1.8256.