<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This survey records the occurrence of larvae of Contracaecum multipapillatum sensu lato (Von Drasche, 1882) Lucker, 1941 (Nematoda, Anisakidae) and adults of Floridosentis mugilis (Machado Filho, 1951) Ward, 1953 (Acanthocephala, Neoechinorhynchidae) in mullet Mugil incilis Hancock, 1830 caught in La Boquilla, Cartagena de Indias (Colombian Caribbean coast). The prevalence of F. mugilis was 45.7 % and of C. multipapillatum s.l. 58.6 %, while 28.6 % of the fish were parasitized by both species. The smallest hosts presented the lowest prevalence of F. mugilis but the highest prevalence of C. multipapillatum s.l.. Prevalence, mean abundance and mean intensity of C. multipapillatum s.l. in M. incilis were all highest in viscera. The prevalence in fish muscle tissue was low (2.9 %).</p></abstract>

This survey records the occurrence of larvae of Contracaecum multipapillatum sensu lato (Von Drasche, 1882) Lucker, 1941 (Nematoda, Anisakidae) and adults of Floridosentis mugilis (Machado Filho, 1951) Ward, 1953 (Acanthocephala, Neoechinorhynchidae) in mullet Mugil incilis Hancock, 1830 caught in La Boquilla, Cartagena de Indias (Colombian Caribbean coast). The prevalence of F. mugilis was 45.7 % and of C. multipapillatum s.l. 58.6 %, while 28.6 % of the fish were parasitized by both species. The smallest hosts presented the lowest prevalence of F. mugilis but the highest prevalence of C. multipapillatum s.l.. Prevalence, mean abundance and mean intensity of C. multipapillatum s.l. in M. incilis were all highest in viscera. The prevalence in fish muscle tissue was low (2.9 %).

Helminth infection in Mugil incilis from Cartagena de Indias, Colombian Caribbean coast

Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, E-18071, Granada, España

Helminthologia

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This survey records the occurrence of larvae of Contracaecum multipapillatum sensu lato (Von Drasche, 1882) Lucker, 1941 (Nematoda, Anisakidae) and adults of...

Helminth infection in Mugil incilis from Cartagena de Indias, Colombian Caribbean coast

Publié en ligne: 11 mars 2011

Pages: 36 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-011-0007-5

Mots clés
fish, Mugil incilis, Floridosentis mugilis, Contracaecum multipapillatum sensu lato, Colombia, Acanthocephala, Anisakidae

© 2011 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

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

Helminth infection in Mugil incilis from Cartagena de Indias, Colombian Caribbean coast

Publié en ligne: 11 mars 2011

Pages: 36 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-011-0007-5

Mots clésfish, Mugil incilis, Floridosentis mugilis, Contracaecum multipapillatum sensu lato, Colombia, Acanthocephala, Anisakidae

© 2011 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

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

Mots clés
fish, Mugil incilis, Floridosentis mugilis, Contracaecum multipapillatum sensu lato, Colombia, Acanthocephala, Anisakidae