A new parasite species, Kudoa yasai n. sp. (Multivalvulida), is described from the king weakfish (Macrodon ancylodon), which is an important commercial fishery resource on the Brazilian Amazon coast.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKudoa ajurutellus n. sp. (Multivalvulida: Kudoidae) is described as a parasite of the Bressou catfish, Aspistor quadriscutis (Siluriformes) collected at Ajuruteua beach, northeastern Pará, Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMullets (Mugilidae) are economically-important fish exploited extensively by artisanal fisheries on the Amazon coast of Brazil. In the present study, 150 specimens of redeye mullet (Mugil rubrioculus) acquired from the public fish market were examined, and the gill filaments of 90 (60%) were found to be infected with spores of Myxobolus. The mature spores were spherical, with a mean diameter of 6.
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