IIMYC   23581
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS Y COSTERAS
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
The parasite Monascus filiformis (Trematoda, Digenea, Fellodistomidae) on Stromateus brasiliensis (Pisces, Perciformes, Stromateidae): possible routes of transmission involving jellyfish
Autor/es:
DIAZ BRIZ, LUCIANA MABEL; MARTORELLI, SERGIO ROBERTO; GENZANO, GABRIEL NÉSTOR
Revista:
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Editorial:
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Referencias:
Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2015 p. 1 - 7
ISSN:
0025-3154
Resumen:
A new final fish host (Stromateus brasiliensis) for the digenean parasite Monascus filiformis from the continental shelf of Patagonia Argentina in the South-western Atlantic Ocean is reported. This demersal-pelagic fish (commonly denominated pampanito) is exclusively a jellyfish consumer. It is well known that larval stages of Monascus filiformis mostly usemedusae as secondary hosts. Therefore, the pampanito likely acquires this parasite when it predates upon some species of parasitized medusae in the area. This work improves the knowledge about the final hosts of this parasite and infers which species of medusa may be involved in their life cycle.