In vitro culture and morphology of Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae (Eoacanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) collected from the intestine of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) farmed in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract The tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) is a species of great economic importance for fish farming in the Brazilian Amazon, and acanthocephaliasis caused by Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae (Golvan 1956) represents an obstacle to its production due to it causing severe morphological damage to the in...

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Main Authors: M. I. B. Oliveira, C. Majolo, F. A. Sebastião, M. Tavares-Dias, F. R. Brandão, E. C. Chagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2023-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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