First record of Torticaecum sp. (Trematoda: Didymozoidae) in the chaetognath Serratosagitta serratodentata (Krohn, 1853) from Caribbean waters
Por:
Gómez Del Prado-Rosas M., Alvarez-Cadena J.N., Segura-Puertas L., Lamothe-Argumedo R.
Publicada:
1 ene 1999
Resumen:
From samples collected in the Caribbean Sea during February, March, May and August 1991, a total of 22 508 holoplanktonic chaetognaths were caught. During the analyses of the samples, one non-cysted specimen of didymozoid metacercaria was found in the coelom of the chaetognath Serratosagitta serratodentata (prevalence 0.004%). Owing to the lack of an authentic stomach and the morphology of the intestine, this trematode seems to belong to the Tonicaecum larval type. This is the first report of hath the chaetognath species as a host and the geographical locality for this parasite.
Filiaciones:
Gómez Del Prado-Rosas M.:
Univ. Auton. de Baja California Sur, Depto. de Biología Marina, Apdo. Postal 19-B, CP 23080, La Paz, Mexico
Alvarez-Cadena J.N.:
Univ. Nac. Auton. de México, Inst. de Cie. del Mar y Limnologia, Estación Puerto Morelos, Apdo. Postal 1152, CP 77501, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Apartado Postal 1152, CP 77501, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Segura-Puertas L.:
Univ. Nac. Auton. de México, Inst. de Cie. del Mar y Limnologia, Estación Puerto Morelos, Apdo. Postal 1152, CP 77501, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Lamothe-Argumedo R.:
Univ. Nac. Auton. de México, Instituto de Biología, Apdo. Postal 70-153, CP 04510, México, DF, Mexico
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