First record of larvae of Spiroxys (Nematoda: Gnathostomatidae) parasitizing fishes in stream of the Caatinga domain

Abstract The present study is the first report of Spiroxys larvae parasitizing stomach and intestine of three fish species in stream of Caatinga domain, Northeast, Brazil. A total of 120 fish specimens, 40 of Astyanax bimaculatus, 40 of Hoplias malabaricus, and 40 of Hoplosternum littorale were exam...

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Main Authors: MARIA NAIANE M. DE CARVALHO, WALLAS B.B. DE SOUSA, BRUNO A.F. DA SILVA, FÁBIO H. YAMADA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2021-10-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652021000601018&tlng=en