[New occurrences of metacercariae of Austrodiplostomum compactum (Lutz, 1928) (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) eye flukes of fish from the Paraná Basin].
Austrodiplostomum compactum (Platyhelminthes, Digenea) eye flukes of several species of fishes. The presence of this parasite, in extreme cases, can cause swelling of the eyelids, displacement of the retina, opacity of the crystalline lens and blindness or even death. The present study it registers new occurrences of this metacercariae infecting the eyes of four new hosts of fish, Serrasalmus maculatus collected in the Rosana reservoir in the Paranapanema river and Hypostomus regani, Schizodon borellii and Auchenipterus osteomystax collected in the the Upper Paraná River floodplain.
Yamada
Fábio Hideki
FH
Pós-Graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil. fabiologo77@yahoo.com.br
Moreira
Luis Henrique De A
LH
Ceschini
Tiago L
TL
Takemoto
Ricardo Massato
RM
Pavanelli
Gilberto Cezar
GC
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D015822:Eye Infections, Parasitic / Q000662:veterinary*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000302:isolation & purification*