Endohelminth parasites of the blacktail comber Serranus atricauda (Pisces: Serranidae), from Madeira Archipelago (Atlantic Ocean)

Costa, Graça; Khadem, Mahnaz; Silva, Sofia; Moreira, Egberto Melo; D’Amélio, Stefano

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Costa, Graça

Khadem, Mahnaz

Silva, Sofia

Moreira, Egberto Melo

D’Amélio, Stefano

Abstract(s)

Four different endohelminth parasite taxa were found in the viscera of the blacktail comber Serranus atricauda Günther, 1874 caught in the Madeira Archipelago. Nematodes were the dominant group, represented by 2 different taxa, Hysterothylacium spp. Ward & Magath, 1917 and Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) halitrophus Fusco & Overstreet, 1978 comb. n. Plerocerci of the trypanorhynch Pseudogrillotia epinepheli (synonym: Grillotia epinepheli) Scholz, Garippa & Scala, 1993, and cystacanths of the acanthocephalan Bolbosoma vasculosum Rudolphi, 1819 were found in the visceral cavity. New host records for P. (S.) halitrophus and P. epinepheli and the extension of the geographic distribution of these 2 parasite species provide evidence of parasite transference between the Madeira Archipelago, the Mediterranean and the Gulf of Mexico. The paucity of the parasite fauna of blacktail comber reflect a combination of fish host selective feed ing on particular dietary items and its territorial behaviour.

Keywords

Serranidae Serranus atricauda Trypanorhyncha Anisakid Hysterothylacium Bolbosoma vasculosum Acanthocephala Madeira Island (Portugal) . Faculdade de Ciências da Vida

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Citation

Costa, G., Khadem, M., Silva, S., Moreira, E. M., & Amélio, S. D. (2013). Endohelminth parasites of the blacktail comber Serranus atricauda (Pisces: Serranidae), from Madeira Archipelago (Atlantic Ocean). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 103(1), 55-64.