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The helminth community of Geophagus proximus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from a tributary of the Paraná River, Ilha Solteira Reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2012

A.C. Zago ,
L. Franceschini ,
M.C. Zocoller-Seno ,
R. Veríssimo-Silveira ,
A.A.D. Maia ,
C.V. Ikefuti  and
R.J. da Silva
A.C. Zago*
Affiliation:
UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
L. Franceschini
Affiliation:
UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
M.C. Zocoller-Seno
Affiliation:
UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Ilha Solteira, Departamento de Biologia e Zootecnia, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil
R. Veríssimo-Silveira
Affiliation:
UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Ilha Solteira, Departamento de Biologia e Zootecnia, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil
A.A.D. Maia
Affiliation:
UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Ilha Solteira, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil
C.V. Ikefuti
Affiliation:
UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Jaboticabal, Centro de Aquicultura, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
R.J. da Silva
Affiliation:
UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
*
* E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the helminth parasites of Geophagus proximus from the São José dos Dourados River, a tributary of Paraná River, Ilha Solteira Reservoir, São Paulo State, Brazil. From May 2006 to May 2007, 116 G. proximus specimens were examined and seven different taxa of helminth were collected and identified: proteocephalidean plerocercoids (Cestoda); metacercariae of Austrodiplostomumcompactum, Clinostomum heluans and Clinostomum sp. (Trematoda); and Raphidascaris (Sprentascaris) hypostomi, and larvae of Raphidascaris sp. and Contracaecum sp. (Nematoda). All parasites presented the typical aggregated pattern of distribution, as well as the presence of a high number of larval stages, an absence of influence of the host sex and seasonality upon community parameters, as well as a correlation between species richness and host body weight. Moreover, with the exception of A. compactum metacercariae, all helminths found in this study are reported for the first time in G. proximus.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 87 , Issue 2 , June 2013 , pp. 203 - 211
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