First record of Hamaticolax scutigerulus (Copepoda: Bomolochidae) in Brazil, ectoparasite of the spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus (Actinopterygii: Mullidae)

Autor: Douglas Ismael Cadorin, Carolina Nunes Costa Bonfim, Maurício Laterça Martins, Ricardo Luís Mendes de Oliveira, Lucas Cardoso, Ana Carolina Figueiredo Lacerda
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences. 39:251
ISSN: 1807-863X
1679-9283
DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v39i2.34100
Popis: Bomolochidae Claus, 1875 is a copepod family with worldwide distribution that parasitizes marine fishes. This study provides the first report of Hamaticolax scutigerulus (Wilson, 1935) (Copepoda: Bomolochidae) in the spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch, 1793), in the coastal waters of Pernambuco, northeastern Brazil. Prevalence of 35%, mean intensity of infestation of 1.9±1.3 and mean abundance of 0.7±1.2 were found. The setae and spines of the leg armor of the Hamaticolax species were analyzed to identify the present species.
Databáze: OpenAIRE