Echinostomatidae (Looss, 1899) Poche 1926
Creators: name: Cremonte, Florencia
name: Drago, Fabiana B.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2007
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Platyhelminthes
Trematoda
Plagiorchiida
Echinostomatidae

description: Family Echinostomatidae (Looss, 1899) Poche, 1926   Chaunocephalus Dietz, 1909   
 Chaunocephalus panduriformis Travassos, 1922   
 Host: Ciconia maguari (Gmelin). Site of infection: intestine.   
Locality: not reported.  
 Reference: Boero et al. (1972a).   
 Dissurus Verma, 1936   
 Dissurus brevis (Boero, Led & Brandetti, 1972) Kostadinava, 2005 Syn.: Psilocollaris brevis Boero, Led & Brandetti, 1972 Host: Anas cyanoptera Vieillot.   
Site of infection: small intestine.  
 Locality: 25 de mayo, Buenos Aires Province. Reference: Boero et al. (1972a).   
 Comments: Kostadinova (2005a) considers the genus Psilocollaris Singh, 1954 as a synonym of Dissu­   
 rus.   
 Drepanocephalus Dietz, 1909   
 Drepanocephalus spathans Dietz, 1909   
 Host: Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin). Site of infection: intestine.   
Locality: Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires city. References: Ostrowski de Núñez (1966, 1968b).  
 Echinochasmus Dietz, 1909   
 Echinochasmus suspensum (Braun, 1901) Kostadinova & Gibson, 2001   
 Syn.: Episthmium suspensum (Braun, 1901) Travassos, 1922 Host: Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus).   
 Experimental host: Gallus gallus domesticus (L.). Site of infection: bursa Fabricii.   
Locality: Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires city.  
 Life history: Hi1: Biomphalaria peregrina (d’Orbigny) (natural host) from Totoral stream, De Monte lagoon, Buenos Aires Province. Hi2: tadpoles of Bufo arenarum Hensel (experimental host); metacercariae encysted in muscles.   
Reference: Ostrowski de Núñez (1974a).  
 Comments: Kostadinova & Gibson (2001) tentatively consider the genus Episthmium Lühe, 1909 as a   
 synonym of Echinochasmus.   
 Echinochasmus talaensis Martorelli, 1985   
 Host: Pitangus sulphuratus bolivianus (Lafresnaye). Site of infection: intestine.   
Locality: Los Talas, Buenos Aires Province.  
 Life history: Hi1: Heleobia castellanosae (Gaillard) (experimental and natural host from Los Talas). Hi2: Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Jenyns) (experimental and natural host from Los Talas); metacercariae in gills.   
Material deposited: MLP, 1317C.  
Reference: Martorelli (1985).  
 Echinochasmus wernickii (Marcó del Pont, 1926) Kostadinova & Gibson, 2001 Syn.: Equinostomum wernickii Marcó del Pont, 1926 Episthmium wernickii (Marcó del Pont, 1926) Yamaguti, 1958 Host: Oxyura sp. (cited as Podiciper americanos) Site of infection: intestine.   
Locality: not reported.  
Reference: Marcó del Pont (1926).  
 Comments: Kostadinova & Gibson (2001) tentatively consider the genus Episthmium Lühe, 1909 as a   
 synonym of Echinochasmus.   
 Echinochasmus sp.   
 Host: Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus).   
Site of infection: small intestine.  
Locality: De Monte lagoon, Buenos Aires Province.  
Reference: Labriola & Suriano (1998).  
 Comments: cited as Episthmium sp.   
 Echinoparyphium Dietz, 1909   
 Echinoparyphium recurvatum (Linstow, 1873). Hosts: Gallinula chloropus galeata (Lichtenstein), Phimosus infuscatus (Lichtenstein). Site of infection: intestine.   
Locality: Buenos Aires Province.  
Reference: Marcó del Pont (1926).  
 Comments: Described as Echinostomum equinatus gigas.   
 Echinoparyphium megacirrus Semenas, Brugni & Ostrowski de Núñez, 1999 Natural host: unknown.   
 Experimental hosts: Gallus gallus domesticus (L.), Mus musculus L. Site of infection: small intestine.   
Locality: Gutiérrez Lake, Río Negro Province.  
 Life history: Hi1: unknown. Hi2: Diplodon chilensis (Gray) (natural host from Gutiérrez Lake); metacercariae in pericardial cavity, hepatopancreas and gonads; Temnocephala chilensis (Moquin­Tandon) (natural host). Hd: Only mature specimens were obtained from Gallus gallus domesticus. Material deposited: MACN, 389/1, 389/2; UNC.   
 Reference: Semenas et al. (1999), Viozzi et al. (2005).   
 Echinostoma Rudolphi, 1809   
 Echinostoma chloephagae Sutton & Lunaschi, 1980 Host: Chloephaga picta leucoptera (Gmelin). Site of infection: rectum.   
Locality: Islas Malvinas.  
Material deposited: MLP, 582C.  
Reference: Sutton & Lunaschi (1980).  
 Echinostoma mendax Dietz, 1909   
 Host: Cygnus melanocorypha (Molina).   
Site of infection: small intestine.  
Locality: not reported.  
 Reference: Boero et al. (1972a).   
 Echinostoma parcespinosum Lutz, 1924   
 Hosts: Pardirallus maculatus maculatus (Boddaert), P. sanguinolentus sanguinolentus (Swainson). Site of infection: intestine.   
Locality: Los Talas, Buenos Aires Province.  
 Life history: Hi1: Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck) (natural and experimental). Hi2: Pomacea canaliculata (Lamark), Biomphalaria peregrina (d’Orbigny), Stenophysa marmorata (Martens) (natural and experimental); metacercariae in mantle cavity or encyst inside the rediae. Reference: Martorelli (1987).   
 Himasthla Dietz, 1909   
 Himasthla escamosa Díaz & Cremonte, 2004   
 Host: Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein.   
Site of infection: intestine.  
Localities: Orense beach, San Blas, Buenos Aires Province; Puerto Madryn, Fracasso beach and Como­  
doro Rivadavia, Chubut Province.  
Material deposited: MLP, Holotype 5233; Paratypes 5234. Reference: Díaz & Cremonte (2004).  
 Ignavia Teixeira de Freitas, 1948   
 Ignavia olivacei Ostrowski de Núñez, 1967. Host: Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin). Site of infection: kidney.   
Locality: Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires city. References: Ostrowski de Núñez (1967, 1968b).  
 Lyperorchis Travassos, 1921   
 Lyperorchis inexpectabilis Digiani, 1997   
 Host: Aramus guarauna guarauna (Linnaeus). Site of infection: cloaca.   
Localities: Punta Blanca, Magdalena; Guaminí lagoon, Buenos Aires Province. Material deposited: MLP, 3323.  
Reference: Digiani (1997a).  
 Nephrostomum Dietz, 1909   
 Nephrostomum limai Travassos, 1922   
 Host: Bubulcus ibis Linnaeus.   
Site of infection: intestine.  
 Localities: Pellegrini Lake, Río Negro Province; Punta Blanca, Buenos Aires Province. Material deposited: MLP, 666 C, 3737 D. Reference: Sutton et al. (1982).   
 Paryphostomum Dietz, 1909   
 Paryphostomum fragosum (Dietz, 1909) Skrjabin, 1956   
 Host: Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin). Site of infection: intestine.   
Locality: Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires city. Reference: Ostrowski de Núñez (1968b).  
 Paryphostomum segregatum Dietz, 1909   
 Host: Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin). Site of infection: intestine.   
Locality: Obras Sanitarias, Buenos Aires city. Reference: Ostrowski de Núñez (1968b).  
 Patagifer Dietz, 1909   
 Patagifer bilobus (Rudolphi, 1819) Dietz, 1909 Host: Plegadis chihi (Vieillot).   
Site of infection: small intestine.  
Localities: Uribelarrea; Punta Blanca; Guaminí and Ramallo, Buenos Aires Province. Material deposited: MLP, 3700/1, 3734/1, 4305/1. References: Boero & Led (1971), Digiani (2000).  
 Patagifer consimilis Dietz, 1909   
 Host: Theristicus caudatus (Boddaert).   
Site of infection: intestine.  
Locality: La Plata Zoological Garden, La Plata, Buenos Aires Province. Reference: Boero & Led (1968).  
 Stephanoprora Odhner, 1902   
 Stephanoprora argentinensis Sutton, Lunaschi & Topa, 1982   
 Hosts: Podiceps major (Boddaert), Rollandia rolland (Quoy & Gaimard). Site of infection: intestine and colic caeca.   
Locality: Pellegrini Lake, Río Negro Province.  
 Material deposited: MLP, holotype 656 C; paratypes 644C, 656 C, 660 C. Reference: Sutton et al. (1982).   
 Stephanoprora brachyrhynchus Gupta, 1963   
 Syn. Beaverostomum b. sensu Labriola & Suriano, 2001 Hosts: Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, L. maculipennis Lichtenstein.   
Site of infection: small intestine.  
Localitiy: Mar del Plata city, Buenos Aires Province.  
 References: Labriola & Suriano (2001), Ostrowski de Núñez et al. (2004).   
 Stephanoprora uruguayense Holcman­Spector & Olague, 1989   
 Syns.: Stephanoprora dogieli Holcman­Spector & Olague, 1989 S. podicipei Etchegoin & Martorelli, 1997   
 S. denticulata sensu Torres, Figueroa & Valdivia, 1983.   
 Natural hosts: Podiceps major (Boddaert), Sterna hirundinacea Lesson, Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, L. maculipennis Lichtenstein, Larus cirrocephalus Vieillot.   
 Experimental hosts: Gallus gallus domesticus (L.)   
Site of infection: small intestine.  
Localities: Mar Chiquita coastal lagoon Orense beach and Mar del Plata city, Buenos Aires Province; Andean Patagonian Lakes.  
 Life history: Hi1: unknown. Hi2: Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns) (natural host) from Gutiérrez Lake, Rio Negro Province and Verde Lake, Neuquén Province; metacercariae in gills.   
Material deposited: MLP, holotype 3902; paratype 3903; 4584.  
 References: Etchegoin & Martorelli (1997b), Cremonte et al. (1999), Torres et al. (1983), Labriola & Suriano (2001), Ostrowski de Núñez et al. (2004).   
 Stephanoprora sp.   
 Host: Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein.   
Site of infection: not reported.  
Localities: San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province; Rosario Lake, Chubut Province.  
Reference: Kreiter & Semenas (1997).
description: Published as part of Cremonte, Florencia & Drago, Fabiana B., 2007, Checklist of digenean parasites of birds from Argentina, pp. 1-36 in Zootaxa 1403 on pages 8-12, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273687