RHINOXENUS BULBOVAGINATUS (MONOGENEA, DACTYLOGYRIDAE) PARASITE OF THE NASAL CAVITIES OF SALMINUS HILARII (CHARACIFORMES, CHARACIDAE) IN A NEOTROPICAL RIVER, SP, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Rodrigo Bravin Narciso UNESP - Univ. Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia,Laboratório de Parasitologia de Animais Silvestres/LAPAS, CEP 18618-970, Botucatu, SP, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1397-3202
  • Heleno Brandão Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná/UFPR, Setor Palotina, Palotina, PR, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7246-0212
  • Fábio Hideki Yamada UNESP - Univ. Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia,Laboratório de Parasitologia de Animais Silvestres/LAPAS, CEP 18618-970, Botucatu, SP, Brazil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3317-8799
  • Reinaldo José da Silva UNESP - Univ. Estadual Paulista, Campus de Botucatu, Instituto de Biociências, Departamento de Parasitologia, Laboratório de Parasitologia de Animais Silvestres/LAPAS, CEP 18618-970, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201372990

Keywords:

Ancyrocephalinae, Freshwater fish, Neotropical region, "Tabarana"

Abstract

The aim of study is to report for the first time the occurrence of Rhinoxenus bulbovaginatus infesting the nasal cavity of Salminus hilarii from the Taquari River, São Paulo State, Brazil. Rhinoxenus bulbovaginatus was originally described parasitizing the nasal cavities of Salminus brasiliensis from the Paraná River. Rhinoxenus spp. are monogenean parasites from the nasal cavities of Characiformes fishes in the Neotropical region. To date, eight species of Rhinoxenus were described in seven different hosts. This study broadens the range of hosts parasitized with monogeneans of nasal cavities.

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Published

2013-06-21

How to Cite

Bravin Narciso, R., Brandão, H., Hideki Yamada, F., & da Silva, R. J. (2013). RHINOXENUS BULBOVAGINATUS (MONOGENEA, DACTYLOGYRIDAE) PARASITE OF THE NASAL CAVITIES OF SALMINUS HILARII (CHARACIFORMES, CHARACIDAE) IN A NEOTROPICAL RIVER, SP, BRAZIL. Neotropical Helminthology, 7(2), 335–339. https://doi.org/10.24039/rnh201372990

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