Occurrence of Sciadicleithrum mexicanum Kritsky, Vidal-Martinez et Rodríguez-Canul, 1994 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) in the Cichlid Cichlasoma urophthalmus from a flooded quarry in Yucatan, Mexico

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E. F. Mendoza-franco²  V. Vidal-martínez²  R. Simá-Álvarez²  R. Rodríguez-canul²  C. Vivas-rodríguez²  T. Scholz¹ 

[1] ,Instituto Politécnico Nacional Unidad Mérida Centro de Investigación y Estudios AvanzadosMérida,Mexico

关键词: Monogenea;    occurence;    maturation;    Ancyrocephalinae;    cichlid fishes;    Mexico;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02761995000300001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Cichlids, Cichlasoma urophthalmus, collected in a flooded quarry in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, from January through June 1992, had high levels of infection with the ancyrocephaline Sciadicleithrum mexicanum (Monogena: Dactylogyridade) in all montlhly samples. Neither occurrence nor maturation of the worms eshibited any pronounced monthly fluctuation. The infection rate was found to be sizedependent, greater in longer fish. The worms occurred on primary lamellae of gill filaments of all arches, with lower numbers of parasites attached to the fourth gill arch. Otherwise, there was no significant site preference of worms. Only minor histopathological changes were found at the sites of attachment, and these were restricted to the epithelial cells of the primary lamellae of thegill filaments. The lack of seasonal periodicity in this tropical monogenean is compared to seasonal cycles typical of temperate species.

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