Anisakis simplex

Anisakis simplex (Rudolphi, 1809) s.l.

Host: Cephalorhynchus commersonii (Lacépède)

Site in host: intestine, stomach

Developmental stage: L3

Locality: Tierra del Fuego province; central Patagonia and San Jorge Gulf (45º–47ºS)

References: Berón-Vera et al. (2001)

Host: Delphinus delphis Linnaeus

Site in host: forestomach, pyloric stomach

Developmental stage: L3, L4

Locality: Claromecó (38º52'S, 60º05'W) and Necochea (38º27'S, 58º50'W), Buenos Aires province; northern Patagonia (39º–42ºS, 60º–62ºW)

4. Third-stage larvae (L3) of anisakid nematodes are recently acquired larval forms, which infect marine mammals when they prey on cephalopods and fish (McClelland 2002; Klimpel et al. 2004). In marine mammals, the L3 moult into the fourth-stage larva (L4) and then into adult.

Specimens in collections: BMNH (1993.5201–5205)V; MZU (accession numbers not provided)V; USNPC (99622)V

References: Aznar et al. (2003) and Berón-Vera et al. (2007)

Host: Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Quoy & Gaimard)

Site in host: stomach

Developmental stage: L3, L4

Locality: Playa Unión (43º20'S, 65º00'W), Rawson, and Playa Paraná (42º49'S, 64º53'W), Puerto Madryn, Chubut province

References: Fernández et al. (2003)

Host: Lagenorhynchus obscurus (Gray)

Site in host: forestomach, intestine, main stomach

Developmental stage: L3, L4

Locality: Claromecó (38º52'S, 60º05'W) and Necochea (38º27'S, 58º50'W), Buenos Aires province; Patagonia

Specimens in collections: BMNH (1993.5201–5205)V; MZU (accession numbers not provided)V

References: Dans et al. (1999) and Aznar et al. (2003)

Host: Otaria flavescens (Shaw)

Site in host: intestine

Developmental stage: L3

Locality: northern Patagonia (40º43'– 43º20'S, 63º04'– 65º07'W)

Specimens in collections: BMNH (2012.5.15.23–24)V; MZU (accession numbers not provided)V

References: Hernández-Orts et al. (2013b)

Host: Phocoena dioptrica Lahille

Site in host: esophagus, forestomach, main stomach

Developmental stage: L3, L4

Locality: Playa Unión and Playa El Doradillo, Chubut province

Specimens in collections: MML (accession numbers not provided)V

References: Berón-Vera et al. (2008)

Host: Phocoena spinipinnis Burmeister

Site in host: duodenal ampulla, forestomach, main stomach, pyloric stomach

Developmental stage: L3, L4

Locality: Claromecó (38º52'S, 60º05'W) and Necochea (38º27'S, 58º50'W), Buenos Aires province; Punta Bengoa, Chubut province

Specimens in collections: BMNH (1993.5201–5205)V; MML (accession numbers not provided)V; MZU (accession numbers not provided)V

References: Aznar et al. (2003) and Berón-Vera et al. (2008)

Host: Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d’Orbigny)

Site in host: duodenal ampulla, main stomach, pyloric stomach

Developmental stage: L3, L4

Locality: Claromecó (38º52'S, 60º05'W) and Necochea (38º27'S, 58º50'W), Buenos Aires province

Specimens in collections: BMNH (1993.520 1–5205)V

References: Aznar et al. (1994; 1995; 2003)

Host: Tursiops truncatus (Montagu)

Site in host: forestomach, main stomach, pyloric stomach

Developmental stage: L3, L4

Locality: Playa Unión (43°24'S, 65°03'W), Chubut province; northern Patagonia (40°30'– 43°30'S, 64°–65°W)

Specimens in collections: MML (accession numbers not provided)V; MZU (accession numbers not provided)V

References: Sánchez et al. (2002) and Romero et al. (2014)