First report of austrodiplostomum compactum and ithyoclinostomum dimorphum in trahira (hoplias malabaricus) from the middle course of the Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Austrodiplostomum compactum and Ithyoclinostomum dimorphum are two trematodes commonly found in trahira, but these parasites were never reported in trahiras from Rio Doce. Thus, the aim of this study is to describe the occurrence of A. compactum and I. dimorphum metacercariae in trahira from the middle course of the Rio Doce and to record the presence of eggs in I. dimorphum metacercariae. The parasites were identified and analyzed using methods described previously. There were found 10 A. compactum metacercariae in the aqueous humor of eyes in four of the trahiras and 12 I. dimorphum metacercariae encysted in the peritoneal cavity in five of the trahiras. Maceration of the I. dimorphum metacercariae revealed the presence of eggs. These results demonstrate the broad distribution of these parasites and the first report of these parasites in trahira from Rio Doce.

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Main Authors: Belei,F., Ferreira,S.R., Perin,L.M., Braga,F.R., Sampaio,W.M.S., Araújo,J.V. de, Dergam,J.A., Takemoto,R.M.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Biológico 2013
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-16572013000200017
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