Austrodiplostomum compactum metacercariae (Digenea: Diplostomidae) in Schizodon intermedius (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from Jurumirim reservoir, Brazil

• Published in: Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria
• Main Authors: Ramos, Igor Paiva, Franceschini, Lidiane, Zago, Aline Cristina, Zica, Érica de Oliveira Penha, Wunderlich, Alison Carlos, Lima, Felipe Pontieri de, Silva, Reinaldo José da
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil 07.06.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Brazil; Characiformes - parasitology; Eye Infections, Parasitic - parasitology; Eye Infections, Parasitic - veterinary; Fish Diseases - parasitology; Metacercariae - isolation & purification; Trematode Infections - parasitology; Trematode Infections - veterinary

This study reports the occurrence of Austrodiplostomum compactum metacercariae in the freshwater fish Schizodon intermedius (ximborê/piava) from a Neotropical reservoir in the Paranapanema River, state of São Paulo, Brazil. From a total of 75 fish collected, we found 38 infected with A. compactum me...