A complete morphological description, supported by molecular data, of Clinostomum detruncatum metacercariae is reported in this study. The metacercariae were found infecting Synbranchus marmoratus from the Paraná River, ...

There is an increasing interest in unveiling the dynamics of parasite infection. Understanding the interaction patterns, and determinants of host-parasite association contributes to filling knowledge gaps in both community ...

Cage aquaculture in hydroelectric reservoirs has great potential for expansion in Brazil, but there are concerns of negative environmental impacts. The environmental sustainability of cage culture depends on hamornization ...

The present study offers a parasitological analysis of juvenile individuals of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) found on the Brazilian coast between 2004 and 2011. Helminths were found in 90 out of 136 individuals (66.2%, ...

This article describes a new species –Trinibaculum altiparanae sp. n. –found in the gills of the Astyanax altiparanae Garutti & Britski, 2000. Fish were collected from the Peixe River in the municipality of Anhembi, State ...

During a parasitological study of semiaquatic amphibians from the high Andean region of Peru, 83 specimens of the genus Telmatobius [T. jelskii (n = 56), T. marmoratus (n = 17) and T. peruvianus (n = 10)] were purchased ...

Rhinella limensis Werner, 1901 "Peru coast toad" is an amphibian endemic to Peru's Pacific coast. This study aims to evaluate the parasitic fauna of the Neotropical amphibian R. limensis (Anura: Bufonidae) in the central ...

This study aimed to evaluate the infection by the Austrodiplostomum compactum (Lutz, 1928) metacercariae in the eyes of Geophagus proximus Castelnau, 1855 from the Nova Avanhandava Reservoir, medium Tietê river, municipality ...