Publications by authors named "Marlene M Colon-Llavina"
Parasitol Res
October 2009
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on the parasites found in marine mammals in the Caribbean, specifically from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, during 1989-1994 and enhanced through genetic analysis from 1994-2006.
- Various cetaceans and manatees were examined, with 16 species of endoparasitic helminths identified, including acanthocephalans, nematodes, cestodes, and trematodes.
- The research also provides five new host records and six new geographic records for the identified nematodes of the genus Anisakis using mitochondrial DNA sequencing.
