title: The helminth fauna of CHIle: IV. Nematodes of the genera Anisakis Dujardin, 1845 AND Phocanema Myers, 1954 in relation with gastric ulcers in a South American Sea Lion, Otaria byronia.
abstract: A gastric ulcer was diagnosed in a South American Sea Lion, Otario byronia, captured along the northern coast of Chile. Species of Anisakis and Phocanema were found to be associated with the lesions. A discussion of the histopathologic damage observed is presented, along with probable etiology of the ulcer.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias Básicas, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Cattan
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Babero
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017129:Anisakiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017163:Anisakis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010802:Phylogeny; D046070:Sea Lions / Q000469:parasitology*; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*