title: Massive parasitism by Gussevia tucunarense (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) in fingerlings of bujurqui-tucunare cultured in the Peruvian Amazon.
abstract: A high infestation of the monogenean Gussevia tucunarense in a cultivation of bujurqui-tucunare was reported. The prevalence was 100%. The mean intensity and abundance of the parasite was 164.4 of parasites per individual. This is the first report of a high infestation by G. tucunarense in C. semifasciatus cultured from the Peruvian Amazon.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Parasitology, University of São Paulo, 05508-090, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. patrickmathews@usp.br
authors.forename: Patrick D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mertins
authors.forename: John P D
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: Rosa I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Orbe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture; D023681:Cichlids / Q000469:parasitology*; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D005880:Gills / Q000469:parasitology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D010568:Peru; D010986:Platyhelminths / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D045483:Rivers; D013045:Species Specificity; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*