Patagifer lamothei Dronen & Blend, 2008

Ortega-Olivares, Mirza P., Hernández-Mena, David I., León, Gerardo Pérez-Ponce De & García-Varela, Martín, 2011, Helminths of the white ibis, Eudocimus albus (Aves: Therskiornithidae) in Mexico., Zootaxa 3088, pp. 15-26 : 17-19

Patagifer lamothei Dronen & Blend, 2008

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Localities. GUERRERO: Laguna Chautengo. NAYARIT: Laguna la Tovara, San Blas; OAXACA: Laguna Superior. SINALOA: Laguna el Huizache, Laguna el Caimanero. TAMAULIPAS: Punta Piedra, Laguna Madre. VERA- CRUZ: Humedal los Chivos, Laguna Tempoal.

Specimens deposited. CNHE 7778, 7779, 7780.

Remarks. The morphological characters of this material correspond with those presented in the original description of this equinostomid trematode ( Dronen & Blend 2008). The presence of a bilobed head collar, bearing a total of 56 spines (28 spines per side) is a major character that distinguishes this species, as well as the position of the ovary and the position of anterior and posterior testes, with respect each other. Patagifer lamothei was originally reported as a parasite of the white ibis, Eudocimus albus in Galveston, Texas ( Dronen & Blend 2008); its presence in the white of ibis in 5 localities from the Pacific Ocean slope and in other 3 localities of the Gulf of Mexico, extends the distribution area of this equinostomatid trematode.

Figures

FIGURES 2 – 4. 2. Parastrigea cincta Brandes, 1888 ventral view. 3. Parastrigea diovadena Dubois & Macko, 1972 dorsal view. 4. Patagifer lamothei Dronen & Blend, 2008 ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm.