First record of the invasive Asian fish tapeworm Bothriocephalus acheilognathi in Honduras, Central America

First record of the invasive Asian fish tapeworm Bothriocephalus acheilognathi in Honduras, Central America

This paper provides the first report of the invasive Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti, 1934, in Honduras. The cestode was found in Profundulus portillorum (Cyprinodontiformes: Profundulidae), which represents a new host record, and which is a member of a genus faced with a...

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Main Authors: Salgado-Maldonado Guillermo, Matamoros Wilfredo A., Kreiser Brian R., Caspeta-Mandujano Juan Manuel, Mendoza-Franco Edgar F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Río Nacaome
Central America
Invasive species
Parasites
ITS-1
ITS-2
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2015007

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2015007

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