<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The helminth parasite fauna of 2 species of freshwater fishes from the upper Piaxtla River in northwestern Mexico was studied. A total of 41 cyprinids, corresponding to 20 Campostoma ornatum and 21 Codoma ornata were analyzed. Six species of platyhelminths were recorded, including 2 species of monogeneans (Gyrodactylus sp. and Dactylogyrus sp.), 3 species of digeneans (Posthodiplostomum minimum, Clinostomum complanatum, and Margotrema sp.), and 1 species of tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi). Helminth parasite infracommunities were depauperate, showed low richness and diversity values, and were dominated by 1 or 2 helminth species. This pattern is consistent with that observed for the helminth parasite communities in other freshwater fishes in central and northern Mexico.</p></abstract>

The helminth parasite fauna of 2 species of freshwater fishes from the upper Piaxtla River in northwestern Mexico was studied. A total of 41 cyprinids, corresponding to 20 Campostoma ornatum and 21 Codoma ornata were analyzed. Six species of platyhelminths were recorded, including 2 species of monogeneans (Gyrodactylus sp. and Dactylogyrus sp.), 3 species of digeneans (Posthodiplostomum minimum, Clinostomum complanatum, and Margotrema sp.), and 1 species of tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi). Helminth parasite infracommunities were depauperate, showed low richness and diversity values, and were dominated by 1 or 2 helminth species. This pattern is consistent with that observed for the helminth parasite communities in other freshwater fishes in central and northern Mexico.

Helminth fauna of two cyprinid fish (Campostoma ornatum and Codoma ornata) from the upper Piaxtla River, Northwestern Mexico

Departamento de Biología Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-399, C. P. 04510, México D.F., Mexico

Departamento de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-399, C. P. 04510, México D.F., Mexico

Laboratorio de Helmintología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-153, C. P. 04510, México D.F., Mexico

Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, Mexico

Laboratorio de Biología Acuática, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Edificio R planta Baja, Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

Helminthologia

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The helminth parasite fauna of 2 species of freshwater fishes from the upper Piaxtla River in northwestern Mexico was studied. A total of 41 cyprinids,...

Helminth fauna of two cyprinid fish (Campostoma ornatum and Codoma ornata) from the upper Piaxtla River, Northwestern Mexico

Online veröffentlicht: 17. Dez. 2010

Seitenbereich: 251 - 256

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-010-0039-2

Schlüsselwörter
Platyhelminthes, Digenea, Monogenea, Cestoda, parasite communities, Cyprinidae, Mexico

© 2010 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Helminth fauna of two cyprinid fish (Campostoma ornatum and Codoma ornata) from the upper Piaxtla River, Northwestern Mexico

Online veröffentlicht: 17. Dez. 2010

Seitenbereich: 251 - 256

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-010-0039-2

SchlüsselwörterPlatyhelminthes, Digenea, Monogenea, Cestoda, parasite communities, Cyprinidae, Mexico

© 2010 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
Platyhelminthes, Digenea, Monogenea, Cestoda, parasite communities, Cyprinidae, Mexico