Journal
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGY
Volume 76, Issue 4, Pages 878-883Publisher
INT INST ECOLOGY
DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.02515
Keywords
Acestrorhynchidae; Bucephalidae; morphometrical differences; freshwater
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- FAPESP [2012/23655-0]
- CNPq
- CAPES
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This paper describes the occurrence of digenetic Rhipidocotyle santanaensis Lunaschi, 2004 in Brazil. This parasite was found in the liver, heart, gonads, intestine, pyloric caeca, stomach, swim bladder and cavity of Acestrorhynchus lacustris (Luthen, 1875) from the Batalha River, Sao Paulo State, with higher incidence in gonads and digestive tract. The parasite specimens found in this study showed morphological characteristics very similar to specimens from Argentina, with differences only in relation to the ejaculatory duct and seminal vesicle. However, Brazilian specimens presented great morphometrical differences between specimens described in Argentina, with much higher measures. This is the first record of this metazoan parasite species in Brazil and in this host fish.
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