PREVALENCE OF OPECOELID TREMATODES (TREMATODA: DIGENEA: OPECOELIDAE) IN THE WOOLLY SCULPIN CLINOCOTTUS ANALIS FROM THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA
Por:
Aguilar-Aguilar R., Martorelli S.
Publicada:
1 ene 2024
Resumen:
Prevalence values for 3 digenean species of the family Opecoelidae were calculated during a half-year period from 20 individuals per month of the fish species Clinocottus analis, collected from an intertidal environment of Baja California, Mexico. Trematode species recovered were Opecoelus adsphaericus, Opecoelus cameroni, and Opecoelus pacificus. Of these, only O. adsphaericus was present throughout the study, whereas O. pacificus and O. cameroni were recorded for 1 or 2 mo, respectively, exhibiting relatively low prevalence values. The decrease in prevalence of O. adsphaericus coincides with the appearance of O. pacificus and O. cameroni; these last 2 species were found only in the largest hosts, and their presence represents new records for Mexican marine fauna. © American Society of Parasitologists 2024.
Filiaciones:
Aguilar-Aguilar R.:
Departamento de Biología Comparada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de CienciasCircuito Exterior s/nCiudad Universitaria, C.P. 04510, México City, Mexico
Martorelli S.:
Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, boulevard 120 s/n e/60 y 64, La Plata, Argentina
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