New record of monogeneans (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) infecting some marine fishes from the Peruvian coastal zone

Authors

  • Aline Carvalho-Azevedo Curso de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, BR 465, Km 7, CEP 23890-000, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Eva G. Huancachoque Laboratorio de Parasitología General y Especializada, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática (FCCNM), Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV), Código postal 15007, El Agustino, Lima, Perú.
  • Ivette Cuellar Laboratorio de Parasitología General y Especializada, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática (FCCNM), Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV), Código postal 15007, El Agustino, Lima, Perú.
  • Celso L. Cruces 2 Laboratorio de Parasitología General y Especializada, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Código postal 15007, El Agustino, Lima, Perú. 3 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Jhon D. Chero 2 Laboratorio de Parasitología General y Especializada, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Código postal 15007, El Agustino, Lima, Perú. 3 Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • José L. Luque Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil, CEP 23851-970. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3515-1127

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v28i3.21125

Keywords:

Capsalidae, Hexabothriidae, Microcotylidae, fish parasites, Pacific Ocean

Abstract

A parasitological survey searching monogeneans infesting marine fish was carried out during June 2018 and January 2020 from the coastal zone of Puerto Pizarro, Tumbes (northern Peru) and from the coastal zone of Chorrillos, Lima (central Peru). The gills, skin, nasal cavities, or branchial gill-cover of seven species were sampled. Ten monogenean species assigned to six families and nine genera were identified. The monogeneans Callorhynchocotyle callorhynchi (Manter, 1955); Capsala biparasiticum (Goto, 1894) Price, 1938; Euryhaliotrema sagmatum Kritsky & Boeger, 2002; Listrocephalos kearni Bullard, Payne &Braswell, 2004; Magniexcipula lamothei Bravo-Hollis, 1981; Nasicola klawei (Stunkard, 1962) Yamaguti, 1968; and Pseudorhabdosynochus anulus Violante-Gonzalez & Rojas-Herrera, 2011 are registered for the first time in Peru. While Capsala gregalis (Wagner & Carter, 1967) Chisholm & Whittington, 2007; Heterocotyle margaritae Chero, Cruces, Sáez, Santos & Luque, 2020; and Monocotyle luquei Chero, Cruces, Iannacone, Sanchez, Minaya, Sáez & Alvariño, 2016 have been previously registered in Peruvian waters, however, the region of Tumbes (northern Peru) represent a new locality record for these species.

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Carvalho-Azevedo, Aline, Eva G. Huancachoque, Ivette Cuellar, Celso L. Cruces, Jhon D. Chero, and José L. Luque. 2021. “New Record of Monogeneans (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) Infecting Some Marine Fishes from the Peruvian Coastal Zone”. Revista Peruana De Biología 28 (3): e21125. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v28i3.21125.