Rhabdochona (Rhabdochona) Acuminata (Nematoda) in Fishes (Characiformes, Acestrorhynchidae) From the Três Marias Reservoir, Upper São Francisco River, Brazil

The endoparasitic fauna of Acestrorhynchus lacustris from eight marginal lagoons of the upper and middle São Francisco river basin, Brazil, is recorded here for the first time. For this, a total of 106 specimens of A. lacustris were collected. Eighteen helminth species were found. The taxa recorded were phylum Platyhelminthes: one metacercaria of Clinostomum sp. (Trematoda: Clinostomidae) and plerocercoid larvae of unidentified species (Eucestoda: Proteocephalidae gen. sp.); phylum Acanthocephala: juvenile of Quadrigyrus sp.; and phylum Nematoda: larvae of Brevimulticaecum sp., Contracaecum sp. Type1, Contracaecum sp. Type2, Hysterothylacium sp., Gnathostoma sp., Spiroxys sp., juvenile and adult specimens of Freitascapillaria sp., Paracapillaria piscicola, Capillariidae gen. sp., Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) hilarii, Procamallanus (S.) inopinatus, Procamallanus (S.) saofranciscencis, Travassosnema travassosi paranaensis, Cystidicoloides fischeri and Spinitectus rodolphiheringi. Proteocephalidae gen. sp., Contracaecum sp. Type1 and Travassosnema t. paranaensis were present in all eight lagoons with high parasitic indexes. Proteocephalidae gen. sp., Brevimulticaecum sp., Gnathostoma sp., Freitascapillaria sp., P. piscicola, Capillariidae gen. sp., Procamallanus (S.) hilarii, C. fischeri and S. rodolphiheringi are new records for A. lacustris. The known geographical distribution of Gnathostoma sp., Freitascapillaria sp., P. piscicola, Capillariidae gen. sp., Procamallanus (S.) hilarii and Travassosnema t. paranaensis has now been extended to the São Francisco river basin.

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First report of Rhabdochona acuminata (Nematoda, Rhabdochonidae) in Astyanax aff. fasciatus (Characiformes, Characidae) from Lake Guaíba, southern Brazil

Gallas¹,

Marques²,

Amato³

2019

NBC

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Specimens of Rhabdochona (Rhabdochona) acuminata (Molin, 1860) were collected in Astyanax aff. fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) from Lake Guaíba, municipalities of Guaíba (30°08.28'S, 51°18.53'W) and Barra do Ribeiro (30°17.11'S, 51°18.01'W), southern Brazil. In the present study, the prevalence of R. (R.) acuminata was low (1.43%) when compared to other studies performed with Astyanax spp. from Brazil. The specimens of R. (R.) acuminata showed some morphological differences (mainly the deirids) that have not yet been reported for the species. This is the first report of R. (R.) acuminata from Lake Guaíba, filling a gap of occurrence of this nematode in South America. ResumoEspécimes de Rhabdochona (Rhabdochona) acuminata (Molin, 1860) foram coletados em Astyanax aff. fasciatus (Cuvier, 1819) do Lago Guaíba, municípios de Guaíba (30°08.28'S, 51°18.53'W) e, Barra do Ribeiro (30°17.11'S, 51°18.01'W), no sul do Brasil. No presente estudo, a prevalência de R. (R.) acuminata foi baixa (1,43%) quando comparada com outros estudos realizados com espécies de Astyanax no Brasil. Os espécimes de R. (R.) acuminata apresentaram algumas diferenças morfológicas (principalmente nos deirídeos) que não haviam ainda sido registradas para esta espécie. Este é o primeiro registro de R. (R.) acuminata para o Lago Guaíba, contribuindo para o conhecimento da distribuição deste nematoide na América do Sul.

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Rhabdochona (Rhabdochona) Acuminata (Nematoda) in Fishes (Characiformes, Acestrorhynchidae) From the Três Marias Reservoir, Upper São Francisco River, Brazil

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First report of Rhabdochona acuminata (Nematoda, Rhabdochonidae) in Astyanax aff. fasciatus (Characiformes, Characidae) from Lake Guaíba, southern Brazil

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