The South American subcontinent supports one of the world's most diverse and
commercially very important ichthyofauna. In this context, the study of South American fish …

The use of parasites as biological tags in population studies of marine fish in the south-
western Atlantic has proved to be a successful tool for discriminating stocks for all species to …

The possession of genital spines has been considered as a key taxonomic trait to
differentiate Corynosoma from other genera of the Polymorphidae. However, Corynosoma …

Trophically-transmitted parasites are regularly exposed to potential new hosts through food
web interactions. Successful colonization, or switching, to novel hosts, occur readily when …

Many marine fisheries in South American Atlantic coasts (SAAC) are threatened by
overfishing and under serious risk of collapsing. The SAAC comprises a diversity of …

Abstract Corynosoma obtuscens Lincicome, 1943 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) is
synonymised with Corynosoma australe Johnston, 1937 based on combined morphological …

Whereas the effect of parasites on food webs is increasingly recognised and has been
extensively measured and modelled, the effect of food webs on the structure of parasite …

Members of the Polymorphidae (Acanthocephala) are distributed worldwide as
endoparasites of marine mammals, fish-eating birds, and waterfowl. The family contains 10 …

Two stocks of striped weakfish Cynoscion guatucupa in the south‐west Atlantic Ocean, were
identified using parasites as biological tags. A total of 297 fish caught in Brazil, Uruguay and …

Adult specimens of Corynosoma australe Johnston, 1937 were recorded from the intestines
of California sea lions, Zalophus californianus (Lesson), from Baja California Peninsula …