Parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) on two species of fish <em>Chaetostoma</em> sp. and <em>Rhamdia quelen</em> from southeastern Ecuador

<p>We report two cases of parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> Szidat 1948 on freshwater fish of the genera <em>Chaetostoma</em> and <em>Rhamdia</em> from two rivers on the Upper Amazon of Ecuador, in the icthyogeographic areas of Alto Pastaza and Upano-Zamora. <...

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Main Authors: Fernando Anaguano-Yancha, Jorge Brito M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad San Francisco de Quito 2015-05-01
Series:ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
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Online Access:http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/223
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spelling doaj-9537e5c2ad0148158e1d3e3853a92ee82021-10-02T17:27:41ZengUniversidad San Francisco de QuitoACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías1390-53842528-77882015-05-017110.18272/aci.v7i1.223222Parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) on two species of fish <em>Chaetostoma</em> sp. and <em>Rhamdia quelen</em> from southeastern EcuadorFernando Anaguano-Yancha0Jorge Brito M.1Fundación Naturaleza KakaramMuseo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales<p>We report two cases of parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> Szidat 1948 on freshwater fish of the genera <em>Chaetostoma</em> and <em>Rhamdia</em> from two rivers on the Upper Amazon of Ecuador, in the icthyogeographic areas of Alto Pastaza and Upano-Zamora. <em>Riggia</em> sp. was in both cases inside the abdominal cavity, forming large capsules between the peritoneum and pericardium.</p>http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/223RiggiaCymothoidaeIsopodaChaetostomaLoricariidaeRhamdia quelenHeptapteridaeSiluriformesparasitismopeces dulceacuícolasAmazoníaPastazaMorona-SantiagoEcuador
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Jorge Brito M.
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Jorge Brito M.
Parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) on two species of fish <em>Chaetostoma</em> sp. and <em>Rhamdia quelen</em> from southeastern Ecuador
ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
Riggia
Cymothoidae
Isopoda
Chaetostoma
Loricariidae
Rhamdia quelen
Heptapteridae
Siluriformes
parasitismo
peces dulceacuícolas
Amazonía
Pastaza
Morona-Santiago
Ecuador
author_facet Fernando Anaguano-Yancha
Jorge Brito M.
author_sort Fernando Anaguano-Yancha
title Parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) on two species of fish <em>Chaetostoma</em> sp. and <em>Rhamdia quelen</em> from southeastern Ecuador
title_short Parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) on two species of fish <em>Chaetostoma</em> sp. and <em>Rhamdia quelen</em> from southeastern Ecuador
title_full Parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) on two species of fish <em>Chaetostoma</em> sp. and <em>Rhamdia quelen</em> from southeastern Ecuador
title_fullStr Parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) on two species of fish <em>Chaetostoma</em> sp. and <em>Rhamdia quelen</em> from southeastern Ecuador
title_full_unstemmed Parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) on two species of fish <em>Chaetostoma</em> sp. and <em>Rhamdia quelen</em> from southeastern Ecuador
title_sort parasitism by <em>riggia</em> sp. (isopoda: cymothoidae) on two species of fish <em>chaetostoma</em> sp. and <em>rhamdia quelen</em> from southeastern ecuador
publisher Universidad San Francisco de Quito
series ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
issn 1390-5384
2528-7788
publishDate 2015-05-01
description <p>We report two cases of parasitism by <em>Riggia</em> Szidat 1948 on freshwater fish of the genera <em>Chaetostoma</em> and <em>Rhamdia</em> from two rivers on the Upper Amazon of Ecuador, in the icthyogeographic areas of Alto Pastaza and Upano-Zamora. <em>Riggia</em> sp. was in both cases inside the abdominal cavity, forming large capsules between the peritoneum and pericardium.</p>
topic Riggia
Cymothoidae
Isopoda
Chaetostoma
Loricariidae
Rhamdia quelen
Heptapteridae
Siluriformes
parasitismo
peces dulceacuícolas
Amazonía
Pastaza
Morona-Santiago
Ecuador
url http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/223
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