Parasitic helminths infecting <i>Eucinostomus melanopterus</i> and <i>Eugerres plumieri</i> (Perciformes: Gerreidae), from Boca del Rio, Veracruz, México
A helminthological examination was carried out on 14 specimens of Eucinostomus melanopterus (flagfin mojarra) and 19 Eugerres plumieri (striped mojarra), of which a total of 461 helminths were collected. As a result, and 12 taxa were registered (five species, five genus and tow family), as follows:...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Acta Biológica Colombiana |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/actabiol/article/view/78363 |
| Summary: | A helminthological examination was carried out on 14 specimens of Eucinostomus melanopterus (flagfin mojarra) and 19 Eugerres plumieri (striped mojarra), of which a total of 461 helminths were collected. As a result, and 12 taxa were registered (five species, five genus and tow family), as follows: four monogeneans, five digeneans (four adults, one metacercaria), one cestode (larva) and tow nematodes (larvae). The highest prevalence was for Neodiplectanum mexicanum (29 %) infecting E. melanopterus and Aristocleidus hastatus (37 %) infecting E. plumieri. Both hosts shared 50 % of recorded species, and none of the identified helminthes represents a zoonotic risk. |
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| ISSN: | 0120-548X 1900-1649 |