Tapeworms of the family Diphyllobothriidae, commonly known as broad tapeworms, are
predominantly large-bodied parasites of wildlife capable of infecting humans as their natural …

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

Background The systematic of several marine diphyllobothriid tapeworms of pinnipeds has
been revised in recent years. However, 20 species of Diphyllobothrium from phocids and …

In marine mammals, nematode-inflicted pathological lesions combined with other pathogens
and factors (ie, pollution, climate change, domoic acid poisoning events, and seasonal El …

Obligatory endoparasitic mites of the genera Halarachne Allman, 1847 and
Orthohalarachne Newell, 1947 (Acari: Halarachnidae) parasitize different segments of the …

Parafilaroides decorus, also known as sea lion lungworm, is a metastrongyloid nematode
that infects otariid hosts, such as the charismatic California sea lion, Zalophus californianus …

Respiratory mites of the genera Orthohalarachne and Halarachne (Acari: Halarachnidae)
are causative agents of nasopharyngeal/nasopulmonary acariasis in pinnipeds and sea …

 Abstract Pinniped respiratory mites of the species Orthohalarachneattenuata have been
recorded from various locations around the world but not from continental Argentina. In the …

We describe a population of the acanthocephalan Corynosoma australe Johnston, 1937
(Polymorphidae) from a California sea lion Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828) in …

Metastrongyles are common lung worms of mammals including most aquatic species. Given
the importance of the respiratory system for diving and food acquisition in marine mammals …