Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Parasites of Satanoperca jurupari (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae) from Brazil.
- Journal:
- Parasitology research
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Melo, Marly de Fátima Carvalho de et al.
- Affiliation:
- Laborató · Brazil
Abstract
Satanoperca jurupari (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae) is reported for the first time to be parasitized by the nematodes Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) rarus Travassos, Artigas and Pereira, 1928, Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) sp., larvae of Raphidascaroides sp. and Anisakidae gen. sp., and by the acanthocephalan Neoechinorhynchus (Neoechinorhynchus) paraguayensis Machado Filho (Rev Bras Biol 19:379-381, 1959).
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