Fish as paratenic hosts of Serpinema trispinosum (Leidy, 1852) (Nematoda: Camallanidae).
Third-stage larvae of the nematode Serpinema trispinosum (Leidy, 1852) were collected from the intestine of the freshwater cichlid, Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Günther), from a small lake in Yucatan, Mexico. This is the first record of Serpinema larvae from fishes, and their presence may reflect the importance of fishes as paratenic hosts of turtle parasites in this genus.
Moravec
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Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Ceské Budejovice.
Mendoza-Franco
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Vivas-Rodríguez
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D000818:Animals; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008800:Mexico; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*; D017174:Spirurida / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*