ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ENDOPARASITES AND THE FISH SALMINUS BRASILIENSIS (CHARACIDAE) IN A NEOTROPICAL FLOODPLAIN

Authors

  • Letícia Cucolo Karling Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais (UEM) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7854-912X
  • Ana Carolina Figueiredo Lacerda 2Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia (POSECO/UFSC)
  • Ricardo Massato Takemoto Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais (UEM)Programa de Pós-graduação em e Biologia Comparada (UEM) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7592-2083
  • Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli 1Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais (UEM)Programa de Pós-graduação em e Biologia Comparada (UEM)Programa de Pós-graduação em Aquicultura e Desenvolvimento Sustentável (UFPR-Palotina).Universidade Estadual Maringá, Laboratório de Ictioparasitologia, CEP: 87020900, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5875-185X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201372980

Keywords:

endoparasite, community of parasites, the upper Parana River floodplain, Brazil.

Abstract

The present study was designed to characterize the community structure of parasites of Salminus brasiliensis in the upper Paraná River during different seasons, and to examine the levels of parasitism of this hosts. The community of parasites of S. brasiliensis did not have a dominant species. Four of the five most prevalent parasite species showed aggregate distribution. In relation to other aspects of the community, each group encompassed their particular parasite, which highlights the differences inherent in the biology and life cycle of each species.

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Published

2013-06-21

How to Cite

Cucolo Karling, L., Figueiredo Lacerda, A. C., Massato Takemoto, R., & Cezar Pavanelli, G. (2013). ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ENDOPARASITES AND THE FISH SALMINUS BRASILIENSIS (CHARACIDAE) IN A NEOTROPICAL FLOODPLAIN. Neotropical Helminthology, 7(2), 219–230. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201372980

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