title: Anisakidae and Raphidascarididae larvae parasitizing Selene setapinnis (Mitchill, 1815) in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
abstract: Between February and August, 2012, thirty specimens of Atlantic moonfish, Selene setapinnis, were purchased in local markets in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the aim of analyzing the presence of anisakid nematodes, establishing their rates of parasitism and infection sites, due to importance in the sanitary inspection. A total of sixty nematode larvae, belonging to at least two species were found: nine larvae of Terranova sp., Anisakidae, with prevalence (P) of 13.3%, mean intensity (MI) of 2.25, mean abundance (MA) of 0.30 and range of infection intensity (RI) from 1 to 6; and 51 larvae of Hysterothylacium fortalezae, Raphidascarididae, with P = 26.7%, MI = 6.40, MA = 1.70, and RI = 1-17. The infection sites for Terranova sp. were the mesentery and liver serosa; and for H. fortalezae, the infection sites were the mesentery, abdominal cavity and liver serosa. New morphological data from scanning electron microscopy, on the external structures of H. fortalezae (mainly at the posterior end), are presented. This is the first report of H. fortalezae parasitizing S. setapinnis.
authors.affiliation: Fishery Technology and Inspection Laboratory, Escola de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fontenelle
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Helminthic Parasites of Vertebrates, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knoff
authors.affiliation: Fishery Technology and Inspection Laboratory, Escola de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Nilza Nunes
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Felizardo
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduardo José Lopes
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: Fishery Technology and Inspection Laboratory, Escola de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leila Maria da Silva
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Helminthic Parasites of Vertebrates, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Delir Corrêa
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Fishery Technology and Inspection Laboratory, Escola de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sérgio Carmona de São
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Clemente
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017163:Anisakis / Q000502:physiology*; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000502:physiology*; D001938:Brazil; D007814:Larva; D010473:Perciformes / Q000469:parasitology*