Resumen

CABRERA, RUFINO; ROJAS, RICARDO  y  DAVALOS, MARIA. Corynosoma obtuscens LINCICOME, 1943 (ACANTHOCEPHALA: POLYMORPHIDAE) EN Canis familiaris DE LA CIUDAD DE CHINCHA, PERU. Parasitol. día [online]. 1999, vol.23, n.1-2, pp. 59-62. ISSN 0716-0720.  doi: 10.4067/S0716-07201999000100012.

Corynosoma obtuscens LINCICOME, 1943 (ACANTHOCEPHALA: POLYMORPHIDAE) IN Canis familiaris FROM CHINCHA CITY, PERU. In the present communication, is reported the presence of Corynosoma obtuscens Lincicome, 1943 (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) in Canis familiaris, from Chincha city, Perú. C. obtuscens is a natural parasite of pinnipeds on the peruvian coast, but due to their finding in dogs, it is considerated as a potencial parasite for the man and for others domestic and wildlife mammals that eat raw or uncooked fishes. This helminth is a new pathogen for dogs.

Palabras clave : Corynosoma obtuscens; acanthocephala; helminth; Canis familiaris,; Perú.