Metacercariae of Centrocestus formosanus (Nishigori, 1924) (Trematoda) in Freshwater Fishes in Mexico and their Transmission by the Thiarid Snail Melanoides tuberculata
Por:
Salgado-Maldonado G., Rodriguez-Vargas M.I., Campos-Perez J.J.
Publicada:
1 ene 1995
Resumen:
We report for the first time Centrocestus formosanus (Nishigori, 1924) Price, 1932 (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) metacercariae parasitizing natural populations of Xiphophorus helleri (Poeciliidae) and Gobiomorus dormitor (Gobiidae) in Mexico. Adult forms confirming the specific identity were recovered from experimental infections of domestic chicks and laboratory mice. The first intermediate host of this parasite is Melanoides tuberculata, its role in transmission of the infection was assessed by experiments with aquarium Guppies and Cercariae shed from naturally infected snails. Both, the snail and the trematode were introduced in the American continent. © 1995, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
Filiaciones:
Salgado-Maldonado G.:
Instituto de Biologia, UNAM, Depto. Zoologia. Ap. Postal 70-153, CP 04510 México, D.F, Mexico
Rodriguez-Vargas M.I.:
Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Biologia, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Campos-Perez J.J.:
Universidad Veracruzana, Facultad de Biologia, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
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