Parasites of Satanoperca jurupari (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae) from Brazil

Melo, Marly de Fátima Carvalho de; Santos, Everton Gustavo Nunes dos; Giese, Elane Guerreiro; Santos, Jeannie Nascimento dos; Santos, Cláudia Portes

doi:10.1007/s00436-011-2503-4

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“…Later, it was found in Crenicichla lepidota Heckel, 1840. According to Moravec (1998) (Moravec 1998;Giese et al 2009;Melo et al 2012). This is the first record of P. (S.) rarus parasitizing C. piquiti and also the first record in the Paraná River.…”

Section: Subfamily Corallobothriinae Freze 1965mentioning

confidence: 91%

Metazoan parasite fauna of two peacock-bass cichlid fish in Brazil

Yamada¹,

Takemoto²

2013

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A parasitological study of two freshwater cichlid fish of the genus Cichla (C. kelberi and C. piquiti) from six different aquatic ecosystems in Brazil was performed. Based on the survey, a checklist of the component community of the metazoan parasites of each of the two peacock-bass fish species was produced. Fish were collected from May 2009 to April 2011 in six Brazilian aquatic ecosystems using gillnets of different mesh sizes or angling using standardized effort. In total, six groups of parasites were collected: Monogenea, Digenea, Cestoda, Nematoda, Copepoda and Branchiura. Among the groups of parasites found, nematodes presented the greatest number of species, with seven. The study lists new records of parasites in C. kelberi and C. piquiti, and new biogeography records of parasites in six different aquatic ecosystems in Brazil. The present paper collaborates with the study of conservation biology by adding new records of parasite species.

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Section: Subfamily Corallobothriinae Freze 1965mentioning

confidence: 91%

Metazoan parasite fauna of two peacock-bass cichlid fish in Brazil

Yamada¹,

Takemoto²

2013

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“…Neoechinorhynchus paraguayensis was collected from ‘peixe martin’ from Rio Paraguay (Machado-Filho, 1959), the Guandu-Açu River, Rio de Janeiro (Nickol & Padilha, 1979) and, recently, the Guamá River, Pará, northern Brazil (Melo et al , 2012). However, N. veropesoi n. sp.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…belongs to the group that presents proboscis hooks in the anterior circle that are equal, lemnisci equal or subequal, with small worms, anterior proboscis hooks at least three times as long as the middle hooks, and middle and posterior proboscis hooks unequal, which gradually or abruptly decrease in length. This group includes the species N. paraguayensis Machado-Filho, 1959, N. pteridoridis Thatcher, 1981and N. pimelodi BrasilSato & Pavanelli, 1998 Neoechinorhynchus paraguayensis was collected from 'peixe martin' from Rio Paraguay (Machado-Filho, 1959), the Guandu-Açu River, Rio de Janeiro (Nickol & Padilha, 1979) and, recently, the Guamá River, Pará, northern Brazil (Melo et al, 2012). However, N. veropesoi n. sp.…”

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confidence: 99%

A description ofNeoechinorhynchus(Neoechinorhynchus)veropesoin. sp. (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from the intestine of the silver croaker fishPlagioscion squamosissimus(Heckel, 1840) (Osteichthyes: Sciaenidae) off the east coast of Brazil

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Plagioscion squamosissimus (Heckel, 1840) (Osteichthyes: Sciaenidae) is considered piscivorous and is a generalist species endemic to the Amazon region. This fish is an important part of the natural ecosystems in which it occurs and provides basic functional components in the food web. The genus Neoechinorhynchus Stiles & Hassall, 1905 is distributed worldwide and parasitizes fish and turtles, but there are few reports of parasites of this genus in South America, due to the high diversity of fish that can be found in this region. A new species of thorny-headed worm (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) is described from P. squamosissimus from Guajará Bay, Belém, Pará, Brazil. In general, the unique characteristics of the hooks on the anterior end of the proboscis and the length-to-width ratio relationship separate this new species from other described species in the genus Neoechinorhynchus. Although the species in this genus are mostly found in North America, the dearth of species known from the neotropics may be due to the lack of studies in this region.

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“…Economically, S. adstringens is important for manufacture industries of paints and tanneries, but also is utilized for therapy against ulcer, scurvy, and for antiseptic and healing purposes [2]. Considering the forestry sector, the species is potential for building uses because of their wood have high density and durability [3]. Aiming for germplasm preservation and for breeding programs we studied the spatial genetic structure of S. adstringens based on SSR markers.…”

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confidence: 99%