Diversity of Monogenoidea parasitizing scombrid fishes from Rio de Janeiro coast, Brazil

By

Justo, Márcia Cristina Nascimento
Köhn, Anna

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015-4-16

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

1628--7

Subjects

Axinidae , Capsalidae , Gastrocotylidae , Hexostomatidae , Monogenoidea , Scombridae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/11.3.1628

 

Abstract

Eleven known species of Monogenoidea were found parasitizing six different species of scombrid fishes collected from Rio de Janeiro coast, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Capsala biparasitica, Capsala katsuwoni, Capsala notosinense, Nasicola brasiliensis, Nasicola klawei, Allopseudaxinoides euthynni, Sibitrema poonui, Hexostoma albsmithi, Hexostoma euthynni, Hexostoma keokeo and Hexostoma sibi. Katsuwonus pelamis is reported as a new host to A. euthynni and Thunnus obesus to H. albsmithi. Capsala notosinense, A. euthynni, H. albsmithi and H. sibi are referred for the first time in Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Morphological and morphometric features are presented for each species.