First record of Neobenedenia 'melleni' – like species (Monogenea: Capsalidae) in Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara in Brazil

Autor: Francisco da Costa Silva, Jonas Rodrigues Leite, Maurício Hostim-Silva, Anita Rademaker Valença, Eduardo Gomes Sanches
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Vol 23, Iss 2, Pp 248-250
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1984-2961
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-29612014025
Popis: Neobenedenia melleni (MacCallum, 1927) (Monogenea) is a pathogen widely spread in marine teleost cultures around the world. The present paper recorded this parasite species in the Goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara for the first time Brazil. The use of freshwater bath for parasite control was successful for the Goliath grouper.
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