Occurrence of metacercariae of Austrodiplostomum compactum (Lutz, 1928) (Trematoda, Diplostomidae) in Pimelodus platicirris in the Ilha Solteira Reservoir, São Paulo, Brazil
Document title: Occurrence of metacercariae of Austrodiplostomum compactum (Lutz, 1928) (Trematoda, Diplostomidae) in Pimelodus platicirris in the Ilha Solteira Reservoir, São Paulo, Brazil
Journal: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000436007
ISSN: 0001-3765
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Institutions: 1Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Centro de Aquicultura, Jaboticabal, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Instituto de Biociencias, Botucatu, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira, Ilha Solteira, Sao Paulo. Brasil
4Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana, Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Cascavel, Parana. Brasil
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Volumen: 92
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract This study reports the occurrence of metacercariae of Austrodiplostomum compactum in Pimelodus platicirris from a Neotropical reservoir in the Grande River, SP, Brazil. A total of 164 fish were collected, of which 12.80% were infected with metacercariae in the eyes. The mean intensity of infection and mean abundance were 1.52±0.14 (1‒3) and 0.23±0.05 (0‒3), respectively. The presence of this parasite with a high intensity of infection can cause exophthalmos, retinal displacement, opacity of the lens, blindness or even death. This is the first record of ocular metacercariae for P. platicirris, thus increasing the number of hosts for A. compactum
Disciplines: Biología
Keyword: Peces,
Parasitología,
Peces de agua dulce,
Metacercarias,
Registros de distribución,
Austrodiplostomum compactum,
Trematoda,
Pimelodus platicirris,
Pimelodidae,
Brasil
Keyword: Fish,
Parasitology,
Freshwater fish,
Metacercariae,
Distribution records,
Austrodiplostomum compactum,
Trematoda,
Pimelodus platicirris,
Pimelodidae,
Brazil
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