Camallanus cotti Fujita, 1927 (Nematoda, Camallanoidea) in ornamental aquarium fishes: pathology and morphology

The pathology induced by the nematode Camallanus cotti in the aquarium fishes Beta splendens (beta fish) and Poecilia reticulata (guppy) consisted of gross and microscopic lesions, the former characterized by abdominal swelling with reddish parasites protruding from the anus in both fish hosts and t...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Rogério Tortelly, Roberto Tortelly-Neto, Dely Noronha, Roberto Magalhães Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000600018