<b>Fish parasite diversity in the Amambai river, State Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
This study aimed to describe the diversity of fish parasites in the Amambai River, in the Mato Grosso do Sul State, and generate information to facilitate studies of the biotic integrity of the region. During the period of September 2015 and July 2015, 48 specimens of 11 species of fish were analyze...
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doaj-02b571ead5ff4cc18ea8f9cfd46b66e42020-11-25T00:46:34ZengUniversidade Estadual de MaringáActa Scientiarum : Biological Sciences1679-92831807-863X2018-03-01401e36330e3633010.4025/actascibiolsci.v40i1.3633018195<b>Fish parasite diversity in the Amambai river, State Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilEmily Soares Pereira0Juliana Rosa Carrijo Mauad1Ricardo Massato Takemoto2Sidnei Eduardo Lima-Júnior3Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do SulUniversidade Federal da Grande DouradosUniversidade Estadual de MaringáUniversidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do SulThis study aimed to describe the diversity of fish parasites in the Amambai River, in the Mato Grosso do Sul State, and generate information to facilitate studies of the biotic integrity of the region. During the period of September 2015 and July 2015, 48 specimens of 11 species of fish were analyzed for parasites. A total of 56.25% of the fish sampled from the Amambai River were infected with one or more metazoan species. A total of 21,514 parasite specimens belonging to 24 different species we found; they were distributed among six groups: Acanthocephala (Neoechinorhynchida), Cestoda (Proteocephalidea), Crustacea (Ergasilidae), Digenea (Cladorchiidae, Dadaytrema), Monogenea (Dactylogyridae) and Nematoda (Atractidae, Cucullanidae, Camallanidae, Rhabdochonidae). Of these, a monogenean, Mymarothecium sp. and four nematodes – Cucullanus sp.; Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) inopinatus Travassos, Artigas, and Pereira, 1928; Rabdochona acuminate (Molin, 1860); and Rondonia rondoni Travassos, 1920 – were recorded for the first time on new hosts. This is the first work to gather information about the parasite fauna of fish from Amambai River in the Mato Grosso do Sul State, and provides records that contribute new reports of the occurrence of parasites in new locations.http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/36330endoparasitesectoparasitesbiodiversityparasite ecology. |
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Emily Soares Pereira Juliana Rosa Carrijo Mauad Ricardo Massato Takemoto Sidnei Eduardo Lima-Júnior <b>Fish parasite diversity in the Amambai river, State Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences endoparasites ectoparasites biodiversity parasite ecology. |
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Emily Soares Pereira Juliana Rosa Carrijo Mauad Ricardo Massato Takemoto Sidnei Eduardo Lima-Júnior |
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Emily Soares Pereira |
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<b>Fish parasite diversity in the Amambai river, State Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
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<b>Fish parasite diversity in the Amambai river, State Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
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<b>Fish parasite diversity in the Amambai river, State Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
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<b>Fish parasite diversity in the Amambai river, State Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
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<b>Fish parasite diversity in the Amambai river, State Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil |
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<b>fish parasite diversity in the amambai river, state mato grosso do sul, brazil |
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Universidade Estadual de Maringá |
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Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences |
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This study aimed to describe the diversity of fish parasites in the Amambai River, in the Mato Grosso do Sul State, and generate information to facilitate studies of the biotic integrity of the region. During the period of September 2015 and July 2015, 48 specimens of 11 species of fish were analyzed for parasites. A total of 56.25% of the fish sampled from the Amambai River were infected with one or more metazoan species. A total of 21,514 parasite specimens belonging to 24 different species we found; they were distributed among six groups: Acanthocephala (Neoechinorhynchida), Cestoda (Proteocephalidea), Crustacea (Ergasilidae), Digenea (Cladorchiidae, Dadaytrema), Monogenea (Dactylogyridae) and Nematoda (Atractidae, Cucullanidae, Camallanidae, Rhabdochonidae). Of these, a monogenean, Mymarothecium sp. and four nematodes – Cucullanus sp.; Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) inopinatus Travassos, Artigas, and Pereira, 1928; Rabdochona acuminate (Molin, 1860); and Rondonia rondoni Travassos, 1920 – were recorded for the first time on new hosts. This is the first work to gather information about the parasite fauna of fish from Amambai River in the Mato Grosso do Sul State, and provides records that contribute new reports of the occurrence of parasites in new locations. |
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endoparasites ectoparasites biodiversity parasite ecology. |
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