Trichodina modesta: an exotic ciliate in the Neotropical region parasitizing an unusual host

dc.contributor.authorRamos Valladao, Gustavo Moraes [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorGiannecchini, Luiz Gustavo [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Mauricio Laterca
dc.contributor.authorPadua, Santiago Benites de
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
dc.contributor.institutionAquivet Saude Aquat
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T16:16:10Z
dc.date.available2018-11-26T16:16:10Z
dc.date.issued2015-04-01
dc.description.abstractIn this study, an important ornamental fish, Betta splendens (Osphronemidae), from three different Brazilian states was examined for parasitic infestations. Smears with parasites were impregnated with silver nitrate or stained using Giemsa for taxonomic evaluation. A disc-shaped trichodinid with a body diameter of 39.7 +/- 3.3 mu m, adhesive disc diameter of 32.9 +/- 3.1 mu m and denticulate ring diameter of 19.5 +/- 2.0 mu m was found. The morphological characteristics resembled those of Trichodina modesta Lom, 1970, a species that shows clear host specificity for Cypriniformes. Until now, its occurrence was restricted to the Eurasian region. In the present study, a new host for T. modesta is reported and therefore the first occurrence of this species in the Americas. The parasite was possibly introduced into the Neotropical region through the exotic fish trade, especially of Cypriniformes used by aquarists. The distribution of this ciliate is discussed and a checklist of localities and hosts for the species is provided.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista CAUNESP, Ctr Aquicultura, Lab Patol Organismos Aquat LAPOA, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista CAUNESP, Ctr Aquicultura, Lab Peixes Ornamentais, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Santa Catarina, Dept Aquicultura, Lab Sanidade Organismos Aquat AQUOS, BR-88040900 Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationAquivet Saude Aquat, Sao Jose Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista CAUNESP, Ctr Aquicultura, Lab Patol Organismos Aquat LAPOA, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista CAUNESP, Ctr Aquicultura, Lab Peixes Ornamentais, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: CNPq 302493/2010-7
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2010/14490-1
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2012/19414-7
dc.format.extent162-167
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612015024
dc.identifier.citationRevista Brasileira De Parasitologia Veterinaria. Sao Paulo: Brazilian Coll Veterinary Parasitology, v. 24, n. 2, p. 162-167, 2015.
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/S1984-29612015024
dc.identifier.fileS1984-29612015000200162.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1984-2961
dc.identifier.scieloS1984-29612015000200162
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/160654
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000357746100007
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBrazilian Coll Veterinary Parasitology
dc.relation.ispartofRevista Brasileira De Parasitologia Veterinaria
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectOrnamental fish
dc.subjectCiliophora
dc.subjectTrichodinidae
dc.titleTrichodina modesta: an exotic ciliate in the Neotropical region parasitizing an unusual hosten
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderBrazilian Coll Veterinary Parasitology

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