First report of Epibiont ciliates (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) living in Brinkhurstia americanus (Oligochaeta: Alluroididae) in a Neotropical river
Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
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First record of Epibiont ciliates (Ciliophora: Peritrichia) associated with Dero digitata Müller, 1773 (Oligochaeta: Naididae) in Brazil
Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
First record of Trichodina heterodentata (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) in banded knifefish Gymnotus carapo (Gymnotidae) cultured in Brazil
Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
The aim of this study was to report the first record of Trichodina heterodentata in banded knifefish Gymnotus carapo. Banded knifefish cultivated in the municipality of Jataí, state of Goiás, in the central western region of Brazil, experienced fish mortality rates of 3-4% per tank. Macroscopic analysi...
Parasitos em trutas-arco-íris (Oncorhynchus mykiss) criadas em sistema intensivo na região serrana de Santa Catarina, Brasil
Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec. (Online); 72 (6), 2020
With the aim to determine the prevalence and mean parasite intensity in Oncorhynchus mykiss, 120 specimens were analyzed between April and September 2018. The cavity analysis was done by visual inspection, scraping of mucus, and extraction of the branchial arches. In the evisceration process, the intesti...
First report of Trichodinella and new geographical records of trichodinids in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farmed in Brazil
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 28 (2), 2019
Abstract Massive occurrence of trichodinids is frequently accompanied by serious disease in fish farms. In this study, trichodinid species from the gills and skin of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farmed in the central-western region of Brazil (state of Goiás) were morphologically characterized. D...
Acuicultura, Brasil, Cíclidos/parasitología, Cilióforos/clasificación, Cilióforos/aislamiento & purificación, Infecciones por Cilióforos/parasitología, Infecciones por Cilióforos/veterinaria, Enfermedades de los Peces/parasitología, Explotaciones Pesqueras, Oligohimenóforos/clasificación, Oligohimenóforos/aislamiento & purificación
The South American lungfish Lepidosiren paradoxa as a new host for Trichodina quelenii
Braz. j. biol; 79 (2), 2019
Abstract Recently, the South American lungfish Lepidosiren paradoxa is being found inside aquaculture ponds, and even though there are a few studies on their parasite fauna, there is still much to be reported. Thus, the objective of this study is to report parasitism by trichodinids in L. paradoxa, as t...
A new species of Tripartiella (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) from Aequidens tetramerus (Perciformes: Cichlidae) in north Brazil
Braz. j. biol; 76 (2), 2016
Abstract A new species of Tripartiella is described from the gills of the wild saddle cichlid Aequidens tetramerus in north Brazil. Wet smears of skin and gills of examined fish were air-dried at room temperature and impregnated with Klein’s dry silver method for examination of the adhesive disc...
Trichodina modesta: an exotic ciliate in the Neotropical region parasitizing an unusual host
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 24 (2), 2015
In this study, an important ornamental fish, Betta splendens (Osphronemidae), from three different Brazilian states was examined for parasitic infestations. Smears with parasites were impregnated with silver nitrate or stained using Giemsa for taxonomic evaluation. A disc-shaped trichodinid with a body d...