First record of the invasive tapeworm, Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Pseudophyllidea; Bothriocephalidae) in native freshwater fish, Brazil

Schyzocotyle acheilognathi is a tapeworm cestode commonly found in native freshwater fishes from Asia. This cestode has low host specificity and for that reason it has been registered parasitizing more than 200 cultured and wild fish species, besides amphibians, reptiles and birds from different reg...

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Published in:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2018-07, Vol.90 (3), p.2845-2849
Main Authors: Souza, Geovane A DE, Moresca, Victor O, Teixeira, Gustavo M, Jerep, Fernando C, Aguiar, Aline
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bothricephalus
Brazil
Carps - parasitology
Cestoda
Cestoda - classification
Cestoda - isolation & purification
fish farm
Fresh Water
helminthes
Introduced Species
MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
parasite invasion
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Summary:Schyzocotyle acheilognathi is a tapeworm cestode commonly found in native freshwater fishes from Asia. This cestode has low host specificity and for that reason it has been registered parasitizing more than 200 cultured and wild fish species, besides amphibians, reptiles and birds from different regions of the world. With a high pathogenic potential, S. acheilognathi may cause mortalities in highly infected fish. In South America, Schyzocotyle was reported in Cyprinus carpio from a Brazilian fish farm at the municipality of Cornélio Procópio, northern Paraná State and from the natural environment in C. carpio from Neuquen River, Patagonia, Argentina. So far, there has been no report of this parasite in South American native fishes. Herein we report the first occurrence of the invasive tapeworm S. acheilognathi in Rineloricaria pentamaculata (Siluriformes, Loricariidae), a native armored freshwater catfish from southern Brazil.
ISSN:0001-3765
1678-2690
1678-2690
DOI:10.1590/0001-3765201820170749