{"id":734,"date":"2018-06-12T01:32:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T04:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ictio\/?p=734"},"modified":"2018-06-12T01:32:28","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T04:32:28","slug":"helminth-fauna-of-megaleporinus-obtusidens-characiformes-anostomidae-from-lake-guaiba-analysis-of-the-parasite-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ictio\/2018\/06\/12\/helminth-fauna-of-megaleporinus-obtusidens-characiformes-anostomidae-from-lake-guaiba-analysis-of-the-parasite-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Helminth fauna of Megaleporinus obtusidens (Characiformes: Anostomidae) from Lake Gua\u00edba: analysis of the parasite community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"authors__name\"><strong>E.\u00a0W.\u00a0Wendt<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>C.\u00a0M.\u00a0Monteiro,\u00a0<span class=\"authors__name\">S.\u00a0B.\u00a0Amato<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"Heading\">Abstract<\/h2>\n<p id=\"Par1\" class=\"Para\">Structure of the helminth community of\u00a0<em class=\"EmphasisTypeItalic \">Megaleporinus obtusidens<\/em>\u00a0collected in Lake Gua\u00edba was evaluated, and the results indicated that the diversity of helminth species was probably determined by fish behavior and eating habits. The influence of sex, weight, and standard length of hosts for parasitic indices was also analyzed. Sixteen helminth species were found parasitizing\u00a0<em class=\"EmphasisTypeItalic \">M. obtusidens<\/em>, including the following: platyhelminths, with the highest richness, represented by one species of Aspidobothrea; four species of Digenea; and eight species of Monogenea; the latter, presented the highest prevalence.\u00a0<em class=\"EmphasisTypeItalic \">Rhinoxenus arietinus<\/em>, found in nasal cavities, had the greater abundance, and was the only species classified as core. The prevalence of\u00a0<em class=\"EmphasisTypeItalic \">Urocleidoides paradoxus<\/em>\u00a0was significantly influenced by the sex of the host; females had the highest values. Abundance was weakly influenced by fish weight and the body length of the hosts.\u00a0<em class=\"EmphasisTypeItalic \">Urocleidoides<\/em>\u00a0sp. had its abundance weakly influenced by the host weight. The other helminths were not influenced by biometric characteristics of the hosts. The total species richness was similar between male and female fish, and both had 14 helminth species of parasites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Para\">LINK:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00436-018-5933-4\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00436-018-5933-4<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Para\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ictio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/emilia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ictio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/emilia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ictio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/emilia.jpg 832w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ictio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/emilia-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ictio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/emilia-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ufrgs.br\/ictio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/emilia-624x429.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Para\">\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>E.\u00a0W.\u00a0Wendt,\u00a0C.\u00a0M.\u00a0Monteiro,\u00a0S.\u00a0B.\u00a0Amato Abstract Structure of the helminth community of\u00a0Megaleporinus obtusidens\u00a0collected in Lake Gua\u00edba was evaluated, and the results indicated that the diversity of helminth species was probably determined by fish behavior and eating habits. The influence of sex, weight, and standard length of hosts for parasitic indices was also analyzed. Sixteen helminth species were found parasitizing\u00a0M. 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