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Halocercus lagenorhynchi infection in a stranded striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) on the Southwest coastline of India

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Necropsy on a striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) entangled in ghost fishing net and dead while rescuing yielded some helminth parasites, later identified as Halocercus lagenorhynchi. DNA barcoding of the host and parasite and the phylogenetic analysis of the parasite was conducted. This study provides valuable information towards establishing basal data of marine mammal parasite diversity and distribution in the Indian waters. We believe this is the first report of the occurrence of Halocercus lagenorhynchi in marine mammals in India.

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We are grateful to the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department, Kollam, Kerala, India; Coastal Police, Neendakara, Kerala, India; Fatima Mata National College (Autonomous), Kollam, Kerala, India, for their support. The authors acknowledge the Sophisticated Analytical Instrumentation Facility (SAIF-DST) Cochin, Kerala, India for instrumental support.

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  5. Kollam Birding Battalion, Kollam, Kerala, India

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Sarlin, P.J., Morris, S., Geethambika, S.B. et al. Halocercus lagenorhynchi infection in a stranded striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) on the Southwest coastline of India. J Parasit Dis 48, 168–179 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-024-01646-6

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