[Phalocrocorax olivaceus (Aves: Phalacrocoracidae), a new vector of Henneguya sp. in aquatic ecosystems from southern Chile].
This is the first report of Henneguya sp., a myxozoan parasite of fishes, in faeces of Phalacrocorax olivaceus, a piscivorous bird, from Valdivia river, Chile Phalacrocorax olivaceus would be a mechanical vector of Hennguya sp. and contributes to disseminate the infection in fishes.
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Instituto de Parasitología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla, Valdivia.
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D002677:Chile; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000502:physiology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions
Phalacrocorax olivaceus (Aves: Phalacrocoracidae), un nuevo vector mecánico de Henneguya sp. (Protozoa: Mixozoa) en ecosistemas acuáticos del sur de Chile.