Impact ID | 2104 |
Impact Type | Disease/Parasites/Toxicity |
Study Type | Observational |
Study Location | Field |
Impact Description | Astronotus ocellatus may represent an terminal host for parasites. Parasite infracommunities were studied in 202 specimens of Astronotus ocellatus collected from a freshwater lake in the State of Amapá, northern Brazil. The parasites collected belonged to 11 different taxa: 3 Protozoa, 3 Monogenea, 2 Digenea metacercariae, 1 larval Nematoda, 1 Branchiura, and 1 Hirudinea. |
Reference | 33190 |
Great Lakes Region | No |
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