Endoparasitic helminths (Trematodes) in a kind of freshwater fish of commercial importance dentón (Leporinus muyscorum Steindachner 1902) in the middle basin of the river Atrato, Chocó, Colombia

Authors

  • Genis Marcela Castillo Córdoba Instituto de Investigaciones Ambientales del Pacífico (IIAP), Quibdó, Colombia
  • Leidy Johana Rentería Chaverra Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó “Diego Luis Córdoba”, Quibdó, Colombia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51641/bioetnia.v12i1.152

Keywords:

Atrato, Chocó, Dentón L. muiscorum, Parasites, Trematodes
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Abstract

We report the helminth fauna of Leporinus muyscorum in the middle basin of the Atrato river. A total of 13 dentones were collected from October 2012 and maech 2013. The helmintho- logical examination revealed the presence of 10 individual of Pseudolacotyla lutzi in one individual of L. muyscorum. This is the third work is addressed in Chocó, Colombia, on parasites in freshwater fish of commercial importance. For the first time you register to P. lutzi on a different host to Hoplias malabaricus.

How to Cite

Castillo Córdoba, G. M., & Rentería Chaverra, L. J. (2015). Endoparasitic helminths (Trematodes) in a kind of freshwater fish of commercial importance dentón (Leporinus muyscorum Steindachner 1902) in the middle basin of the river Atrato, Chocó, Colombia . Journal BioEtnia, 12(1), 35–40. https://doi.org/10.51641/bioetnia.v12i1.152

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Published

2015-12-11

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2015): Bioetnia Journal

Section

COMPONENTE ECOSISTÉMICO

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