Parasite Conservation Literature

Ever since the Parasite Specialist Group was founded, we aimed to create a database of the published literature on parasite conservation accessible by both specialists and interested members of the public. We hope you find this resource helpful and informative.
Author(s) Date Published Title Journal URL Keywords
Donald A. Windsor February 1995 Equal Rights for Parasites Conservation Biology https://doi.org/10.1353/pbm.1997.0011 -
Colin J. Carlson, Skylar Hopkins, Kayce C. Bell, Jorge Doña, Stephanie S. Godfrey, Mackenzie L. Kwak, Kevin D. Lafferty, Melinda L. Moir, Kelly A. Speer, Giovanni Strona, Mark Torchin, Chelsea L. Wood 01 August 2020 A global parasite conservation plan Biological Conservation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108596 Biodiversity inventory, Coextinction, Conservation prioritization, Natural history collections, Red listing, Symbionts
Chelsea L. Wood 11 November 2024 Parasites in a Changing World: Troublesome or in Trouble? Annual Review of Animal Bioscience https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-animal-111523-102039 diversity–disease, global change, historical ecology of parasitism, infectious disease, natural history collections, parasites
Daniel R. Gustafsson, Sarah E. Bush 14 February 2025 Two new species of Guimaraesiella Eichler, 1949 (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae) from Tristan da Cunha finches Zootaxa https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5588.2.10 Phthiraptera, Ischnocera, Philopteridae, Guimaraesiella, New Species, Tristan da Cunha, Thraupidae, Nesospiza, Finch
Alexander P. Boast, Jamie R. Wood, Nicola Bolstridge, George L.W. Perry, Janet M. Wilmshurst July 2025 Long-term parasite decline associated with near extinction and conservation of the critically endangered kākāpō parrot Current Biology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.07.009 -
Manuel M. Irigoitia, Sebastián Franzese, Ana J. Alarcos, Nathalia J. Arredondo, Juan T. Timi July 2025 An unusual new species at risk, parasite of a critically endangered guitarfish, Pseudobatos horkelii (Elasmobranchi: Rhinobatidae): insights into the phylogeny of Acanthobothrium (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) Zoologischer Anzeiger https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2025.07.008 -