Ambiphrya ameiuri (Ciliophora, Peritrichia) from the gills of Jenynsia multidentata (Pisces) in the Southwest of Buenos Aires Province (Argentina). A Nearctic invader in our ponds?

ROMERO, MARÍA ALEJANDRA; TANZOLA, DANIEL

BioScriba

PUBLICACIÓN CIENTÍFICA ELECTRÓNICA DE TELLUS

Lugar: Bahía Blanca; Año: 2009 vol. 2 p. 100 - 104

1850-4639

The neartic ectocommensal Ambiphrya ameiuri is described and illustrated from the branchial epithelium of Jenynsia multidentata. According to previous records in fish farms from USA and Europe, this ciliate constitutes a potential invader, probably introduced with cyprinid fish into water bodies in the southwest of Buenos Aires province. This is the first record of A. ameiuri in a South American freshwater teleost and of a representative of the order Cyprinodontiformes.