A new species of Dadayius Fukui, 1929 (Digenea: Cladorchiidae), parasite of Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904 (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Purus River, Amazon, Brazil

L. Lopes; L. Karling; R. Takemoto; F. Rossoni; E. Ferreira; G. Pavanelli

doi:10.2478/s11687-011-0029-z

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A new species of Dadayius Fukui, 1929 (Digenea: Cladorchiidae), parasite of Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904 (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Purus River, Amazon, Brazil

Helminthologia

Volume 48 (2011): Issue 3 (September 2011)

By: L. Lopes, L. Karling, R. Takemoto, F. Rossoni, E. Ferreira and G. Pavanelli

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Abstract

The present paper describes a new species of Dadayius Fukui, 1929 (Trematoda, Digenea), parasite of Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904, a freshwater fish. The fish were collected from the Purus River, Amazonas State, Brazil. This new species has a long body and, different from other species of the genus, an arch-shaped ovary and a sinuous oesophagus with an ovoid bulb. This is the first record of Dadayius in cichlid fish; to date Dadayius has only been found parasitizing characid fish.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-011-0029-z | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605

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Language: English

Page range: 200 - 202

Published on: Sep 8, 2011

Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology

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Publication frequency: Volume open

Keywords:

fish,

Related subjects:

Zoology,

Ecology,

Life sciences, other,

Medicine,

Clinical medicine,

Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

© 2011 L. Lopes, L. Karling, R. Takemoto, F. Rossoni, E. Ferreira, G. Pavanelli, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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