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Larvas de Anisakidae na musculatura do pargo, Pagrus pagrus, no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

2009; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria; Volume: 18; Issue: e1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4322/rbpv.018e1014

ISSN

1984-2961

Autores

C. D. R. Saad, José L. Luque,

Tópico(s)

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies

Resumo

Musculature of 36 specimens of Pagrus pagrus from the coastal zone of the State of Rio de Janeiro were examined to study larval of anisakid nematodes between January and May 2008.A total of 24 larval of Anisakis sp., Contracaecum sp., Hysterothylacium sp. and Raphidascaris sp. were collected infecting seven fishes (19.4%).Larval Hysterothylacium sp. and Contracaecum sp.showed highest prevalence and Hysterothylacium sp.highest parasite abundance.This is the first record of larval anisakids in the somatic musculature of P. pagrus.

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