Resumen

FREDES, FERNANDO; RAFFO, EDUARDO; MUNOZ, PAMELA  y  HERRERA, MARCELA. GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITE FAUNA OF NINE GENTOO PENGUIN CHICKS (PYGOSCELIS PAPUA) FOUND DEAD IN AN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY PROTECTED ZONE. Parasitol. latinoam. [online]. 2006, vol.61, n.3-4, pp. 179-182. ISSN 0717-7712.  doi: 10.4067/S0717-77122006000200015.

In the present communication, the presence of Streptocara spp. (Nematoda: Acuariidae) and Contracaecum spp. (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in stomach; two scolex of tapeworms (Cestoda: Cyclophyllida) and eggs of Tetrabothrium spp. (Cestoda: Pseudophyllida) in guts of Gentoo penguin chicks found dead in a protected zone of the Antarctic territory is reported

Palabras clave : Papua penguin; Streptocara; Tetrabothrius; Antarctic territory.