Abstract

Dolphins are rarely observed in the Baltic Sea, making only sporadic appearances as a result of their migrations. The study included six specimens: four white-beaked dolphins Lagenorhynchus albirostris and two striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba. Their gastrointestinal tracts were found to contain the nematodes Anisakis simplex (in both species) and Contracaecum sp. (only in the white-beaked dolphins). This is the first record of Anisakidae nematodes in dolphins found in the Baltic Sea.

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