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First record of endoparasite Philometra sp. (Nematoda: Philometridae) in lane snapper Lutjanus synagris from the coast of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 September 2010

Elizete Teresinha Santos Cavalcanti ,
Ricardo Massato Takemoto ,
Leucio Câmara Alves  and
Sathyabama Chellappa
Elizete Teresinha Santos Cavalcanti
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, UFRPE, Recife, PE
Ricardo Massato Takemoto
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais, Universidade Estadual de Maringá—NUPELIA—Bloco G 90—Avenida Colombo, 5790, CEP 87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brasil
Leucio Câmara Alves
Affiliation:
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, UFRPE, Recife, PE
Sathyabama Chellappa*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil, CEP 59014-100
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: S. Chellappa, Departamento de Oceanografia e Limnologia, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brasil, CEP 59014-100 email: chellappa.sathyabama63@gmail.com
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Abstract

This is a report on endoparasitism in the marine fish lane snapper, Lutjanus synagris (Osteichthyes: Perciformes: Lutjanidae) by the nematode, Philometra sp. The fish samples were netted and examined during January to April 2008. Of the nine fish examined, two female fish hosts were parasitized by the nematode Philometra sp. The parasites were found attached on the surface and inside the ovarian tissue of mature female fish. The parasitic prevalence was 22.22%, mean intensity was 13 parasites per infected fish and mean density was 2.89 per host-sampled parasite. The location preferred by the parasitic nematode Philometra sp. was the ovary of the hosts.

Keywords

nematodeovaryfirst occurrenceLutjanus synagris
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 3 , June 2010 , e93
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2010

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