Acanthocephalans are endoparasites of several vertebrate species. These parasites are
able to attach the host intestine, which culminates in low nutrient utilization and severe …

Since late 1970s, the southern Chilean city Valdivia constitutes home for a unique bachelor
group of South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens), initially descendant from colonies at …

Parasites are ubiquitous in extant ecosystems and vertebrate animals often harbour rich
parasite communities. However, the geological record of parasites is extremely sparse as …

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

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

Polymorphidae is a monophyletic group of acanthocephalans distributed worldwide. Within
this family, Hexaglandula corynosoma is a specialist species that uses a single bird species …

Cystacanths of the polymorphid acanthocephalan Corynosoma evae Zdzitowiecki, 1984
were examined and redescribed based on newly collected material from teleost fishes from …

Acanthocephalans display a two-host life cycle that involves arthropods as intermediate
hosts and vertebrates as definitive hosts. Some species also use paratenic hosts to bridge …

Adult worms of the genus Floridosentis are endoparasites of marine fishes of the genus
Mugil and are broadly distributed in the Americas. Currently, Floridosentis includes two …

Lung flukes of the genus Haematoloechus Looss, 1899 are common parasites of anurans
worldwide, but the taxonomy of the group has been confusing. In this taxonomic revision, 89 …