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- Title
Trichodina nobilis Chen, 1963 and Trichodina reticulata Hirschmann et Partsch, 1955 from ornamental freshwater fishes in Brazil.
- Authors
Martins, M. L.; Marchiori, N.; Roumbedakis, K.; Lami, F.
- Abstract
In the present work Trichodina reticulata and T. nobilis (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae) are morphologically characterised from ornamental freshwater fish culture in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The prevalence of infection and a list of comparative measurements are discussed. We examined "southern platyfish" Xiphophorus maculatus (n = 35), "goldfish" Carassius auratus (n = 31), "guppy" Poecilia reticulata (n = 20), "sailfin molly" Poecilia latipinna (n = 6), "beta" Betta splendens (n = 2) and "spotted headstander" Chilodus punctatus (n = 1). After being anesthetised in a benzocaine solution, fishes were examined for parasitological evaluation. A total of 51.57% fishes were parasitised by Trichodina spp. Carassius auratus was the most parasitised species, followed by X. maculatus and P. reticulata. Beta splendens, C. punctatus and P. latipinna were not parasitised by any trichodinid species. Two species of Trichodina were collected from the skin offish: T. nobilis was found in C. auratus, P. reticulata andX maculatus and T. reticulata was only observed in C. auratus. The importance of adequate handling in ornamental fish culture are also discussed.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; ORNAMENTAL fishes; FISH morphology; FISH farming; XIPHOPHORUS maculatus; BENZOCAINE; PARASITOLOGY; FISH parasites
- Publication
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2012, Vol 72, Issue 2, p281
- ISSN
1519-6984
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S1519-69842012000200008