Parasitic fauna of <i>Hyphessobrycon takasei</i> and <i>Hyphessobrycon amapaensis</i> (Osteichthyes: Characidae), ornamental fish of two basins from Amapá state, Brazil

Parasitic fauna of <i>Hyphessobrycon takasei</i> and <i>Hyphessobrycon amapaensis</i> (Osteichthyes: Characidae), ornamental fish of two basins from Amapá state, Brazil

This study compared the parasites fauna of Hyphessobrycon takasei and H. amapaensis from hydrographic basins in Amapá state, Brazil. Of the 42 H. takasei examined, 95.2% were parasitized by one or more species such as Dactylogyridae gen. sp., encysted metacercariae of digenean, adults and larvae of...

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Main Authors: Josefa Claudineide Sousa Pereira, Rafael Junior Passador, Raimundo Nonato Gomes Mendes-Júnior, Marcos Tavares-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá 2019-07-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum : Biological Sciences
Subjects:
amazon
parasites
ornamental fish
monogenea
nematoda.
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/42839

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