Species of Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 (Copepoda: Ergasilidae) from cichlid fishes in Lake Tanganyika [PDF]
Ergasilus (von Nordmann, 1832) (Ergasilidae) is a species-rich group of parasitic copepods with a wide distribution in freshwater, marine and brackish environments. Up to now, 9 species of Ergasilus are known from cichlid fishes in Africa. In this study,
Robert Míč +2 more
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Oxidative stress, gene expression and histopathology of cultured gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) naturally co-infected with Ergasilus sieboldi and Vibrio alginolyticus [PDF]
Background Parasitic and bacterial co-infections have been associated with increasing fish mortalities and severe economic losses in aquaculture through the past three decades.
Mahmoud Abou-Okada +4 more
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First record of two Copepoda species parasitizing Colomesus tocantinensis (Tetraodontiformes: Tetraodontidae) in the Tocantins-Araguaia basin, Brazil [PDF]
Considering the lack of studies on freshwater fishes of the genus Colomesus, we conducted a survey the parasite fauna of Colomesus tocantinensis collected from the Tocantins River, Brazil.
Gabriela Michelan +5 more
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Diversity and phylogeny of parasitic copepods of freshwater fishes from the Mediterranean and the Middle East [PDF]
The Mediterranean and the Middle East represent unique biogeographical regions that significantly shaped the evolutionary history and particular diversity of their associated organisms. However, knowledge on the copepods parasitizing freshwater fishes in
Robert Míč +6 more
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Exploring South Africa's hidden marine parasite diversity: two new marine Ergasilus species (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Ergasilidae) from the Evileye blaasop, Amblyrhynchote honckenii (Bloch) [PDF]
Marine parasites remain understudied in South Africa with little information available on their diversity and the effects these parasites may have on their hosts. This is especially true for parasitic copepods within the family Ergasilidae.
Linda van der Spuy +4 more
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A new ergasilid copepod from lates perches in East Africa: morphology, phylogenetics, and genetic structure of Ergasilus ereimia sp. nov. [PDF]
Copepods are widely distributed across marine and freshwater environments and are often praised for their immense taxonomic and functional diversity. However, relatively little is known about parasitic copepods, particularly regarding their phylogenetic ...
Ferre Vandenberg +11 more
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A new species of Ergasilus (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Ergasilidae) from coastal fishes of the Mexican Pacific [PDF]
A new species of the cyclopoid copepod genus Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 is described based on adult female specimens removed from the gills of the yellow snapper Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters) and the yellowfin snook Centropomus robalito Jordan et Gilbert from a Pacific coastal system of Mexico. The new species Ergasilus davidi sp. n.
Eduardo Suárez-Morales
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PATOLOGIA DE PEIXES DA AMAZÔNIA BRASILEIRA, ALTERAÇÕES HISTOLÓGICAS EM BRÂNQUIAS PROVOCADAS POR ERGASILUS, BRASERGASILUS E ACUSICOLA (CRUSTÁCEA: CYCLOPOIDA: ERGASILIDAE) [PDF]
Resumo É descrita a patologia de Ergasilus, Brasergasilus e Acusicola (Crustacea: Cyclopoida: Ergasilidae) em peixes amazônicos. Esses ergasilídeos provocam hiperplasia e metaplasia epitelial e também fusão e destruição lemelar nos filamentos branquiais ...
Walter Boeger +2 more
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Surveying of 144 literature concerning occurrence of the copepod parasites of the genus Ergasilus parasitizing fishes of Iraq, indicated that there are 11 identified species of Ergasilus von Nordmann, 1832 as well as some unidentified species of this ...
Furhan T. Mhaisen, Salem A. M. Al-Daraji
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Ergasilus coatiarus Sp. N. (Copepoda, Poecilostomatoida, Ergasilidae) parasita dos filamentos branquiais de Cichla monoculus spix, 1831 (Perciforme: Cichlidae) da Amazônia Brasileira [PDF]
A fêmea de Ergasilus coatiarussp. n. (Copepoda, Poecilostomatoida, Ergasilidae) é descrita dos filamentos branquiais de Cichla monoculusSpix, 1831, capturado na ilha da Marchantaria, próximo a Manaus, Brasil.
Cleusa Suzana de ARAUJO, Angela VARELLA
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