Anisakid nematodes in dolphins (Cetacea: Delphinidae) from the Baltic Sea area.

Dolphins are rarely observed in the Baltic Sea, making only sporadic appearances as a result of their migrations. The study included six specimens: four white-beaked dolphins Lagenorhynchus albirostris and two striped dolphins Stenella coeruleoalba. Their gastrointestinal tracts were found to contain the nematodes Anisakis simplex (in both species) and Contracaecum sp.

A global checklist of the parasites of the harbor porpoise , a critically-endangered species, including new findings from the Baltic Sea.

The common harbor porpoise is a widely-distributed marine mammal with three known subspecies, including , with a clearly distinct and critically endangered (CR) subpopulation from the Baltic Sea (Baltic Proper). As part of an assessment of the condition and health threats of these mammals, it is important to conduct parasitological monitoring. The aim of the study was therefore to compare the data on porpoise parasitofauna from this subpopulation with those on porpoises from other areas.