Mignucci-Giannoni A A, Hoberg E P, Siegel-Causey D, Williams E H
Caribbean Stranding Network and Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan 00937, USA.
J Parasitol. 1998 Oct;84(5):939-46.
The parasite fauna in cetaceans from Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the larger Caribbean region is poorly known. We provide the first records for parasite biodiversity among a diverse assemblage of cetaceans from the Caribbean Sea. Internal and external parasites and commensals were collected from stranded whales and dolphins salvaged in Puerto Rico, the United States and British Virgin Islands, Jamaica, and Venezuela between 1989 and 1997. A total of 47 individuals of 16 species of whales and dolphins (15 odontocetes and 1 mysticete) was examined. Overall, parasites and commensals were found in 34 (72.3%) animals, representing 13 species of odontocetes and 1 mysticete. Eighteen species of endoparasitic helminths were found, including 8 species of nematodes, 2 digeneans, 6 cestodes, and 2 acanthocephalans. Three species of whale-lice and 2 species of barnacles were also collected.
波多黎各、维尔京群岛及更大的加勒比地区鲸类动物体内的寄生虫群落鲜为人知。我们首次记录了加勒比海不同鲸类动物群体中的寄生虫生物多样性。1989年至1997年间，从美国波多黎各、美属维尔京群岛、英属维尔京群岛、牙买加和委内瑞拉搁浅后获救的鲸鱼和海豚身上采集了体内和体外寄生虫及共栖生物。共检查了16种鲸类和海豚（15种齿鲸和1种须鲸）的47个个体。总体而言，在34只（72.3%）动物身上发现了寄生虫和共栖生物，其中包括13种齿鲸和1种须鲸。发现了18种内寄生蠕虫，包括8种线虫、2种复殖吸虫、6种绦虫和2种棘头虫。还采集到了3种鲸虱和2种藤壶。
