Presence of Eustrongylides sp. (Jagerskiold), 1909) (Nematod: Dioctophymatoidea) in Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) (Pisces: Galaxiidae) from Patagonia, ARgentina

BRUGNI, NORMA; VIOZZI, GUSTAVO

JOURNAL OF THE HELMINTOLOGICVAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON

The Helminthological Society of Washington

Lugar: Lawrence; Año: 1999 vol. 66 p. 92 - 94

1049-233X

During a study of the parasitofauna of Galaxias maculatus from Patagonia, Argentina, specimens of melanosis on the caudal peduncle were found. The melanosis was caused by the encapsulation of an Eustrongylides sp. larva. With experimentation using chicks, a subadult with a poorly developed posterior end and a cephalic end similar to E. tubifex was obtained. This is the first report of Eustrongylides in fishes from Argentina and in G. maculatus from South America, including a new location and type of reaction