INVESTIGADORES
RAUQUE PEREZ carlos Alejandro
artículos
Título:
A native galaxiid and an introduced poeciliid fish as new hosts to the invasive copepod Lernaea cyprinacea in Patagonia, Argentina.
Autor/es:
WAICHEIM, A.; RAUQUE C.; PÉREZ C.; VIOZZI G.
Revista:
Revista Historia Natural
Editorial:
Fundación Azara
Referencias:
Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2022 vol. 12 p. 107 - 115
Resumen:
The cosmopolitan invasive copepod Lernaea cyprinacea has spread rapidly into Argentin-ean Patagonia. Specimens of Galaxias maculatus and Cnesterodon decemmaculatus were analyzed froman ichthyologic collection. These two infected fishes by L. cyprinacea enlarge the list of natural hostsin Argentina. The presence of this parasite could represent a threat to fish populations and environ-mental health due to its pathogenicity
