First record of the invasive tapeworm, Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Pseudophyllidea; Bothriocephalidae) in native freshwater fish, Brazil

First record of the invasive tapeworm, Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Pseudophyllidea; Bothriocephalidae) in native freshwater fish, Brazil

ABSTRACT Schyzocotyle acheilognathi is a tapeworm cestode commonly found in native freshwater fishes from Asia. This cestode has low host specificity and for that reason it has been registered parasitizing more than 200 cultured and wild fish species, besides amphibians, reptiles and birds from diff...

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Main Authors: GEOVANE A. DE SOUZA, VICTOR O. MORESCA, GUSTAVO M. TEIXEIRA, FERNANDO C. JEREP, ALINE AGUIAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2018-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
Cestoda
Bothricephalus
fish farm
helminthes
introduced species
parasite invasion
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