IDENTIFICATION OF PARASITIC FAUNA IN FISHES OF THE PERICUMÃ RIVER BASIN IN THE STATE OF MARANHÃO, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Márcia Mirella Silva Mello Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil.
  • Carine Almeida Miranda Bezerra Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil.
  • Diego Carvalho Viana Núcleo de Estudos Morfofisiológicos Avançados (NEMO), Universidade Estadual da Região Tocantina do Maranhão (UEMASUL), Imperatriz, MA, Brazil.
  • Danilo Francisco Corrêa Lopes Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Pinheiro, Maranhão, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh20211521280

Keywords:

Brazil, Contracaecum, Endoparasite, Maranhão, Nematoides, Zoonoses

Abstract

Between March and July 2019, 11 fish belonging to the species Cichlasoma zarskei Ottoni, 2011 (Acará), Serrasalmus aff. rhombeus Linnaeus, 1766 (Piranha), Trachelyopterus galeatus Linnaeus, 1766 (Bagrinho) and Hoplias malabaricus Bloch, 1794 (Traíra) in the Pericumã river basin, Maranhão, Brazil were evaluated. Stomach, intestine and eye samples were taken for parasite analysis. Parasites belonging to the groups were identified: nematodes, genus Contracaecum sp.; Cystacanth of acantocephala; and larva of cestoda. In this research it was possible to report new associations in the host-parasite relationship, such as the first record of the genus Contracaecum sp. in the species C. zarskei, a parasite that presents zoonotic potential when infected raw or undercooked fish is consumed. The knowledge about the parasitofauna of the fish community in the Pericumã river basin, Maranhão, Brazil is expanded through this study, with the registration of new species of helminths described for the region.

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Published

2021-12-11

How to Cite

Silva Mello, M. M. ., Miranda Bezerra, C. A. ., Carvalho Viana, D. ., & Corrêa Lopes, D. F. . (2021). IDENTIFICATION OF PARASITIC FAUNA IN FISHES OF THE PERICUMÃ RIVER BASIN IN THE STATE OF MARANHÃO, BRAZIL. Neotropical Helminthology, 15(2), 217–223. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh20211521280

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