First record of two Copepoda species parasitizing Colomesus tocantinensis (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in the Tocantins-Araguaia basin, Brazil

Considering the lack of studies on freshwater fishes of the genus Colomesus, we conducted a survey the parasite fauna of Colomesus tocantinensis collected from the Tocantins River, Brazil. We first recorded the presence of the ectoparasites Ergasilus colomesus and Lernaea sp. where 96.77% of the fis...

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Autores principales: Michelan, Gabriela, Hasuike, Wagner Toshio, Cavalcanti, Lidiany Doreto, Lehun, Atsler Luana, Silva, João Otávio Santos, Takemoto, Ricardo Massato
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 2023
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10259415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37255181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612023030
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Sumario:Considering the lack of studies on freshwater fishes of the genus Colomesus, we conducted a survey the parasite fauna of Colomesus tocantinensis collected from the Tocantins River, Brazil. We first recorded the presence of the ectoparasites Ergasilus colomesus and Lernaea sp. where 96.77% of the fish were parasitized.

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