Occurrence of Caligus asperimanus Pearse, 1951 (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic Lutjanus spp. (Perciformes: Lutjanidae) in the western South Atlantic

Autor: Bruno De Laquila Oliveira, Luiz Fernando Loureiro Fernandes, Gustavo Martins Rocha, Ana Cecilia Gomes Silva Malanski, Fabiano Paschoal
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Vol 29, Iss 2
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0103-846X
1984-2961
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612020001
Popis: Abstract Sea lice are widespread copepods in marine teleost around the world. In this paper the first record of Caligus asperimanus Pearse, 1951 in the Western South Atlantic is documented parasitizing Lutjanus jocu and Lutjanus vivanus caught from coastal zones of Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro State, respectively.
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