Trichodina heterodentata (Ciliophora: Trichodinidae): a new parasite for Piaractus mesopotamicus (Pisces: Characidae)
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Trichodinids are mobile peritrichous ciliated protozoa, and widely known as ectocommensals and/or parasites of fish and other aquatic organisms. Little is known about the trichodinid fauna in Brazilian fish. This study reports Trichodina heterodentata Duncan, 1977 as a new parasite for freshwater fish Piaractus mesopotamicus Holmberg, 1887. This is the first record of this trichodinid in southeastern Brazil. Fifty specimens impregnated with 2% silver nitrate and another fifty stained with Giemsa were used for morphometry on the taxonomic characteristics. T. heterodentata in this study is medium size, with a disc-shaped body measuring 49.0 to 61.0 mu m, parasitizing the skin, fins and gills of pacu. Measurement comparisons between the present material and other records from different countries are presented.
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Trichodinids, fish ectoparasite, aquaculture health
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Zootaxa. Auckland: Magnolia Press, n. 3422, p. 62-68, 2012.
