<b>Observations on the Infection by <i>Kudoa</i> sp. (Myxozoa, Multivalvulida) in fishes caught off Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

  • Jorge Costa Eiras Universidade do Porto
  • Joaber Pereira Júnior Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Aurélia Saraiva Universidade do Porto
  • Cristina Faria Cruz Universidade do Porto

Resumo

It is reported the parasitization of Kudoa sp. (Myxozoa, Multivalvulida) within the somatic muscles of the fish Odontesthes bonariensis (Valenciennes, 1835), Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1823) and Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836, captured off Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Other species of fish caught at the same place were not infected. The parasites formed elongated plasmodia inside the muscle fibres. Myoliquefaction or any host tissue reaction were not observed. The morphological and morphometric features of the spores are described, the parasites are compared with other Kudoa species, and the importance of the infection is discussed.

 

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Biografia do Autor

Jorge Costa Eiras, Universidade do Porto

Departamento de Biologia
Faculdade de Ciências
Universidade do Porto
Porto
Portugal

Publicado
2016-07-21
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Eiras, J. C., Pereira Júnior, J., Saraiva, A., & Cruz, C. F. (2016). <b>Observations on the Infection by <i>Kudoa</i&gt; sp. (Myxozoa, Multivalvulida) in fishes caught off Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 38(1), 99-103. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v38i1.30492
Seção
Parasitologia

 

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