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Transmission route used by parasitic lasidium larvae of the freshwater mussel Anodontites trapesialis on guppies Poecilia reticulata during short cohabitation

M. I. Grano-Maldonado

M. I. Grano-Maldonado

Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Autónoma de SinaloaSinaloa, México
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I. B. Madureira

I. B. Madureira

Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of GoiásGoiás, Brazil
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Madureira, I. B.
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N. S. S. Trigueiro

N. S. S. Trigueiro

Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of GoiásGoiás, Brazil
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Trigueiro, N. S. S.
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N. V. Gonçalves

N. V. Gonçalves

Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of GoiásGoiás, Brazil
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Gonçalves, N. V.
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T. L. Rocha

T. L. Rocha

Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of GoiásGoiás, Brazil
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May 04, 2022
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Article Category: Research Article
Published Online: May 04, 2022
Page range: 104 - 110
Received: Feb 15, 2021
Accepted: Mar 15, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2022-0009
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© 2022 M. I. Grano-Maldonado, I. B. Madureira, N. S. S. Trigueiro, N. V. Gonçalves, T. L. Rocha, published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1

Male (A – B) and female (C – D) guppy Poecilia reticulata infected with lasidium larvae of Anodontites trapesialis.
Male (A – B) and female (C – D) guppy Poecilia reticulata infected with lasidium larvae of Anodontites trapesialis.

Fig. 2

The number of lasidium larvae on the skin of male and female P. reticulata per region (A). The total number of larvae per sex (B). R. pectoral fins: right pectoral fins; L. pectoral fins: left pectoral fins. Values expressed on mean ± SD.
The number of lasidium larvae on the skin of male and female P. reticulata per region (A). The total number of larvae per sex (B). R. pectoral fins: right pectoral fins; L. pectoral fins: left pectoral fins. Values expressed on mean ± SD.

Fig. 3

Histological section of infected P. reticulata with lasidium larvae of A. trapesialis. Arrow indicates the hyaline barrier and asterisks the fish muscle. Technique: skin embedded in glycol-methacrylate resin and stained with 1 % toluidine blue pH 8.5. Scale bars: 20 μm (A) and 10 μm (B).
Histological section of infected P. reticulata with lasidium larvae of A. trapesialis. Arrow indicates the hyaline barrier and asterisks the fish muscle. Technique: skin embedded in glycol-methacrylate resin and stained with 1 % toluidine blue pH 8.5. Scale bars: 20 μm (A) and 10 μm (B).
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