First study on parasites of Hemibrycon surinamensis (Characidae), a host from the eastern Amazon region

This study was the first investigation of communities and infracommunities of parasites of Hemibrycon surinamensis. All the fish collected in a tributary of the Amazon river were parasitized by one or more parasite species. The Brillouin diversity index (HB) was 0.46 ± 0.28 and the mean species rich...

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Main Authors: Maria Danielle Figueiredo Guimarães Hoshino, Érico Melo Hoshino, Marcos Tavares-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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