Helminth fauna of two cyprinid fish (Campostoma ornatum and Codoma ornata) from the upper Piaxtla River, Northwestern Mexico

R. Aguilar-Aguilar; R. Rosas-Valdez; A. Martínez-Aquino; R. Pérez-rodríguez; O. Domínguez-Domínguez; G. Pérez-ponce de León

doi:10.2478/s11687-010-0039-2

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Helminth fauna of two cyprinid fish (Campostoma ornatum and Codoma ornata) from the upper Piaxtla River, Northwestern Mexico

Helminthologia

Volume 47 (2010): Issue 4 (December 2010)

By: R. Aguilar-Aguilar, R. Rosas-Valdez, A. Martínez-Aquino, R. Pérez-rodríguez, O. Domínguez-Domínguez and G. Pérez-ponce de León

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|Dec 2010

Abstract

The helminth parasite fauna of 2 species of freshwater fishes from the upper Piaxtla River in northwestern Mexico was studied. A total of 41 cyprinids, corresponding to 20 Campostoma ornatum and 21 Codoma ornata were analyzed. Six species of platyhelminths were recorded, including 2 species of monogeneans (Gyrodactylus sp. and Dactylogyrus sp.), 3 species of digeneans (Posthodiplostomum minimum, Clinostomum complanatum, and Margotrema sp.), and 1 species of tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi). Helminth parasite infracommunities were depauperate, showed low richness and diversity values, and were dominated by 1 or 2 helminth species. This pattern is consistent with that observed for the helminth parasite communities in other freshwater fishes in central and northern Mexico.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-010-0039-2 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605

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Page range: 251 - 256

Published on: Dec 17, 2010

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Keywords:

Platyhelminthes,

Digenea,

Monogenea,

Cestoda,

parasite communities,

Cyprinidae,

Mexico

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Ecology,

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Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

© 2010 R. Aguilar-Aguilar, R. Rosas-Valdez, A. Martínez-Aquino, R. Pérez-rodríguez, O. Domínguez-Domínguez, G. Pérez-ponce de León, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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