First intermediate host of the digenean trematode Proctoeces lintoni (Fellodistomidae) in Chile.
The digenetic trematode, Proctoeces lintoni, is a parasite of the rocky intertidal ecosystems of the Chilean Pacific coastline. Although this species is relatively well known, the first intermediate host has not yet been described. In the present study, we used experimental protocols and field studies to identify the host that harbors the sporocysts and cercariae stages of the parasite. The first intermediate host was shown to be the dominant mussel of the mid-littoral zone, Perumytilus purpuratus.
Aldana
Marcela
M
Departamento Ecologia y Biodiversidad, Facultad Ecologia y Recursos Naturales, Universidad Andres Bello, República 470, Santiago, Chile. m.aldana@uandresbello.edu
González
Karen
K
Loot
Geraldine
G
Pulgar
José
J
Marquet
Pablo A
PA
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D049879:Mytilidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012621:Seasons; D012623:Seawater; D014200:Trematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary