Helminth fauna of two cyprinid fish (Campostoma ornatum and Codoma ornata) from the upper Piaxtla River, Northwestern Mexico

• Published in: Helminthologia Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 251 - 256
• Main Authors: Aguilar-Aguilar, R, Rosas-Valdez, R, Martinez-Aquino, A, Perez-rodriguez, R, Dominguez-Dominguez, O, de Leon, G Perez-ponce
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Heidelberg : SP Versita 01.12.2010; SP Versita; Versita; Walter de Gruyter GmbH; Sciendo
• Subjects: Aquatic invertebrates; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Bothriocephalus acheilognathi; Campostoma ornatum; Cestoda; Clinostomum complanatum; Codoma ornata; Cyprinidae; Dactylogyridae; Dactylogyrus; Digenea; Ecology; Endoparasites; Fauna; Fish; Freshwater; Freshwater fish; Freshwater fishes; Gyrodactylidae; Gyrodactylus; Inland water environment; Life Sciences; Medical Microbiology; Mexico; Microbiology; Monogenea; parasite communities; Parasites; Platyhelminthes; Posthodiplostomum minimum; Rivers; Species; Zoology; Mexico; Platyhelminthes; Monogenea; Digenea; Mexico; parasite communities; Cyprinidae; Cestoda
• ISSN: 0440-6605; 1336-9083
• DOI: 10.2478/s11687-010-0039-2

The helminth parasite fauna of 2 species of freshwater fishes from the upper Piaxtla River in northwestern Mexico was studied. A total of 41 cyprinids, corresponding to 20 Campostoma ornatum and 21 Codoma ornata were analyzed. Six species of platyhelminths were recorded, including 2 species of monogeneans (Gyrodactylus sp. and Dactylogyrus sp.), 3 species of digeneans (Posthodiplostomum minimum, Clinostomum complanatum, and Margotrema sp.), and 1 species of tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi). Helminth parasite infracommunities were depauperate, showed low richness and diversity values, and were dominated by 1 or 2 helminth species. This pattern is consistent with that observed for the helminth parasite communities in other freshwater fishes in central and northern Mexico.