The parasite Monascus filiformis (Trematoda, Digenea, Fellodistomidae) on Stromateus brasiliensis (Pisces, Perciformes, Stromateidae): possible routes of transmission involving jellyfish

A new final fish host (Stromateus brasiliensis) for the digenean parasite Monascus filiformis from the continental shelf of Patagonia Argentina in the South-western Atlantic Ocean is reported. This demersal-pelagic fish (commonly denominated pampanito) is exclusively a jellyfish consumer. It is well...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2016-11, Vol.96 (7), p.1483-1489
Main Authors: Diaz Briz, Luciana M., Martorelli, Sergio R., Genzano, Gabriel N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Continental shelves
Digenea
Fellodistomidae
Marine
Monascus filiformis
Parasites
Perciformes
Stromateidae
Stromateus brasiliensis
Trematoda
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Summary:A new final fish host (Stromateus brasiliensis) for the digenean parasite Monascus filiformis from the continental shelf of Patagonia Argentina in the South-western Atlantic Ocean is reported. This demersal-pelagic fish (commonly denominated pampanito) is exclusively a jellyfish consumer. It is well known that larval stages of Monascus filiformis mostly use medusae as secondary hosts. Therefore, the pampanito likely acquires this parasite when it predates upon some species of parasitized medusae in the area. This work improves the knowledge about the final hosts of this parasite and infers which species of medusa may be involved in their life cycle.
ISSN:0025-3154
1469-7769
DOI:10.1017/S0025315415001757