Ms. Sepulveda et al., PARASITIC HELMINTHS OF THE LITTLE BLUE HERON, EGRETTA-CAERULEA, IN SOUTHERN FLORIDA, Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 63(1), 1996, pp. 136-140
Twenty-four species of helminths, including 13 trematodes, 8 nematodes
, 2 acanthocephalans, and 1 cestode, were collected from 33 of 35 (94%
) little blue herons (Egretta caerulea) from southern Florida. A mean
of 2.6 (range 1-10) species of helminths per host was recorded. Sevent
een species are new host records, while 5 are reported from Florida fo
r the first time.