Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First report of Calyptospora sp. (Apicomplexa, Calyptosporidae) in forage characid fish from the Três Marias Reservoir, São Francisco Basin, Brazil.
- Journal:
- European journal of protistology
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- de Albuquerque, Marcia Cavalcanti & de Carvalho Brasil-Sato, Marilia
- Affiliation:
- Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) · Brazil
Abstract
Coccidians are parasitic protozoans, and Calyptospora is an important genus of coccidia found in freshwater and marine fish of the Americas. This paper describes Calyptospora sp. that were found parasitizing the liver and intestine of Triportheus guentheri and the intestine of Tetragonopterus chalceus, two forage fish species from the Três Marias Reservoir, Upper São Francisco River, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Apicomplexa found in the São Francisco Basin are reported here for the first time.
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