Parasitism of the isopod Riggia puyensis Rodríguez-Haro et al. in two armored catfish from Pastaza Province (Ecuador)
Abstract: Riggia puyensis, an ectoparasitic isopod, was collected in juvenile Chaetostoma breve and Chaetostoma microps host specimens from the Amazonian region of Ecuador. The aim of this work is to study the possible injury that the parasite causes in its host. R. puyensis was found covered by a f...
Main Authors: | SILVIA E. PLAUL, CECILIA RODRÍGUEZ-HARO, SERGIO R. MARTORELLI, CLAUDIO G. BARBEITO |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2019-11-01
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Series: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652019000700611&tlng=en |
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