Helminths of the Alimentary Tract from a Stranded Herd of the Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus

Abstract

Six species of helminths were collected from the gut of 37 Lagenorhynchus acutus. The following are new host–parasite records: Pholeter gastrophilus, Oschmarinella laevicaecum, Tetrabothrius forsteri, Anisakis sp., and Bolbosoma sp. Stenurus globicephalae was also found. Prevalence for O. laevicaecum was 49% and for T. forsteri 78%. Key words: Atlantic dolphins, digenea trematodes, cestodes, nematodes, acanthocephala, biological tags