Metazoan Marine Parasites of Costa Rica: A Review

Many new marine parasite species are added every year. Still, in some places, mainly tropical regions, parasites have been little studied. An exhaustive review of the indexed publications where reported environments Costa Rica was carried out. The history research on this region is also reviewed. A total 147 as 61 different hosts. Most these correspond to trematodes and cestodes, found digestive tract their vertebrate In Rica, studied sea turtles, elasmobranchs, fish, dolphins. based morphological identifications adult stages, most work done so far consists taxonomic (species reports), with contribution pathology other aspects parasites–hosts interactions. technical difficulties for parasitology, lack sampling certain groups hosts, a consolidated group wildlife parasitology factors that prevented greater faster advance knowledge biodiversity country.