Title:	Parasites in Curimata cyprinoides (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from eastern Amazon, Brazil.
Authors:	TAVARES-DIAS, M. NEVES, L. R. PINHEIRO, D. A. OLIVEIRA, M. S. B. MARINHO, R. das G. B.
Affiliation:	MARCOS TAVARES DIAS, CPAF-AP.
Date Issued:	2013
Citation:	Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, Maringá, v. 35, n. 4, p. 595-601, Oct./Dec. 2013.
Description:	This work is the first study on parasitic fauna of Curimata cyprinoides Linnaeus, 1766 (Curimatidae) and the host-parasite relationship. The total of 154,740 parasites such as Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (Ciliophora), trophozoite of Spironucleus sp. (Hexamitidae), Urocleidoides sp. (Monogenoidea), Digenea gen. sp. and Polymorphus sp. (Polymorphidae) were collected. The component community showed low diversity (HB = 0.004 ± 0.020) and parasite species richness (1.4 ± 0.6). However, I. multifiliis and Urocleidoides sp. were prevalent and with higher intensity on the host population and also aggregated the distribution pattern. The occurrence of these ectoparasites in C. cyprinoides may be a consequence of its alimentary diet. Positive correlation between the abundance and size of I. multifiliis and the relative condition factor of the host were observed and discussed. These data represent increased knowledge of the biology of these parasites. Furthermore, this study expanded the geographic distribution of some parasite species for this new host from Brazil.
Thesagro:	Peixe de agua doce Ecologia Protozoário
NAL Thesaurus:	ecology freshwater fish
Keywords:	Monogenoidea Protozoans
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAF-AP)