Author(s): OLIVEIRA, L. C. D.; MAJOLO, C.; BRANDÃO, F. R.; FARIAS, C. F. S.; OLIVEIRA, M. I. B.; SANTOS, W. B.; MONTEIRO, P. C.; ROCHA, M. J. S.; CHAGAS, E. C.; TAVARES-DIAS, M.

Summary: Neoechinorhynchus buttnerae Golvan, 1956 is an acanthocephalan of the family Neoechinorhynchidae for which the ostracod Cypridopsis vidua (Müller, 1776) Brady, 1867 is the intermediate host (Lourenço, Morey, Pereira, & Malta, 2018). This endoparasite causes great problems in aquaculture production of Colossoma macropomum Cuvier, 1818 from the Brazilian Amazon, where it infects 100% of the fish (Jerônimo et al., 2017; Lourenço, Morey, Pereira, Malta, 2017; Matos, Oliveira, Gomes, Silva, 2017), affecting the intestinal tissue of hosts and causing impairments of nutrient uptake (Matos et al., 2017) and leading to great economic losses of 100% of production (Silva?Gomes et al., 2017). However, this helminth endoparasite has been often neglected as causative agents of C. macropomum diseases. Therefore, as this acanthocephalan may have detrimental consequences for health of this farmed fish (Jerônimo et al., 2017; Lourenço et al., 2017; Matos et al., 2017), it is important to implement strategies to control them.

Publication year: 2019

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Western Amazon

Keywords: Acanthocephalan, Anthelminthics