Nerocila sp. (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) parasitizing Mugil liza (Teleostei: Mugilidae) in São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil

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Juliano Santos Gueretz¹  Antonio Pereira Souza²  Maurício Laterça Martins³  Lucas Cardoso³ 

[1] Instituto Federal Catarinense Campus Araquari;Instituto Federal Catarinense;Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina;

关键词: Babitonga Bay;    Crustacean;    Mullet;    Parasites;   

DOI  :  10.5007/2175-7925.2018v31n1p41

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Isopods from the family Cymothoidae are fish ectoparasites displaying low host specificity found commonly attached to the gills, mouth, opercular cavity, nostrils and body surface of several host species. Damage can vary according to the degree of parasitism and the infestation site and may provoke respiratory discomfort in hosts. The aim of this study was to report the occurrence of a Nerocila sp. Leach, 1818 isopod parasitizing Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 captured in the Babitonga Bay, Santa Catarina State, Brazil. The female parasite specimen was recovered from the pectoral fin of M. liza and was 24 mm in length and 11 mm in width, and the mean egg size was 1.18 ± 0.08 x 1.03 ± 0.06 mm.

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