CEPAVE 05420
CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLOGICOS Y DE VECTORES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Parasitism of the isopod riggia puyensis rodríguez-haro et al. In two armored catfish from Pastaza Province (Ecuador)
Autor/es:
RODRÍGUEZ-HARO, CECILIA; MARTORELLI, SERGIO R.; PLAUL, SILVIA E.; BARBEITO, CLAUDIO G.
Revista:
ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS.
Editorial:
ACAD BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS
Referencias:
Año: 2019 vol. 91
ISSN:
0001-3765
Resumen:
Riggia puyensis, an ectoparasitic isopod, was collected in juvenile Chaetostoma breve and Chaetostoma microps host specimens from the Amazonian region of Ecuador. The aim of this work is to study the possible injury that the parasite causes in its host. R. puyensis was found covered by a fold of the skin, which formed a sort of pocket or pouch within the host?s peritoneal cavity. The alterations described in the epidermis were associated with the mechanical action of the isopod inside the pouch.
