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Occurrence of Braga cigarra(Cymothoidae) parasitizing Galeocharax knerii (Characidae) from affluents of Jurumirim reservoir, Brazil

2013; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria; Volume: 22; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1984-29612013005000002

ISSN

1984-2961

Autores

Heleno Brandão, Gislayne de Melo Toledo, Alison Carlos Wunderlich, Igor Paiva Ramos, Edmir Daniel Carvalho, Reinaldo José da Silva,

Tópico(s)

Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

Resumo

The occurrence of the cymothoidae Braga cigarra is reported parasitizing the oral cavity of freshwater fish Galeocharax knerii from Veados, Paranapanema and Taquari Rivers, affluent of the Jurumirim Reservoir, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil is reported. The isopod species were identified based on the multilaminar pleopods, narrow pleon and short pleotelson in females. The overall prevalences of isopods were 31.7%, 7.7% and 5.7%, respectively, in the Paranapanema, Veados and Taquari Rivers. This note contributes to the knowledge of the geographical distribution and fauna of parasite crustaceans known to date in these important ecosystems.

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