title: New technique for collecting eggs from monogenean parasites.
abstract: A novel and easily constructed apparatus for collecting monogenean eggs released by the parasites into the water is described and illustrated. Use of this technique may lead to a better understanding of the parasite's biology, which, in turn, may lead to the improvement of parasite management strategies in fish farms where monogeneans are potentially harmful to their hosts. The technique is also useful for studies of eggs or free-living stages of other fish parasites.
authors.affiliation: AQUOS - Laboratory of Aquatic Organisms Health, Aquaculture Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Rod. Admar Gonzaga, 1346 CEP 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. namarchiori@gmail.com
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marchiori
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tancredo
authors.forename: Katina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Roumbedakis
authors.forename: Eduardo L T
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Joaber
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Maurício Laterça
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Martins
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002397:Catfishes / Q000469:parasitology*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005398:Fisheries; D010063:Ovum / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010274:Parasitology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*