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Parasite
Volume 12, Number 4, December 2005
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Page(s) | 299 - 304 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2005124299 | |
Published online | 15 December 2005 |
Mémoire
Influence of host sex and age on infracommunities of metazoan parasites of Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Prochilodontidae) of the Upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil
Influence du sexe et de l’âge de l’hôte sur les infracommunautés de métazoaires parasites de Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Prochilodontidae) de la plaine inondable de la Rivière supérieure de Paraná, Brésil
1
State University of Maringá, Postgraduate Course in Ecology of Continental Aquatic Environments (PEA), Bloco G-90, Av. Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil
2
State University of Maringá, Nupélia (Nucleus of Research in Limnology, Ichthyology and Aquaculture), Bloco G-90, Av. Colombo, 5790, 87020-900, Maringá, PR, Brazil
* Correspondence: Ricardo M. Takemoto. Tel.: +55 44 3261-4642 – Fax: +55 44 3263-1424. E-mail: takemotorm@nupelia.uem.br
Received:
8
April
2004
Accepted:
4
August
2005
149 specimens of Prochilodus lineatus were collected on the upper Paraná River floodplain. Of these, 121 (82.1 %) were parasitized. 33 species of metazoan parasites were recorded. Rhinonastes pseudocapsaloideum was classified as secondary, while all other species were classified as satellites. Ergasilus sp. and Tereancistrum curimba were positively associated and their abundances were positively correlated. Saccocoelioides magnorchis and S. nanii were positively associated and their abundances were positively correlated. The mean diversity in the infracommunities of P. lineatus was H = 0.6875 ± 0.4398. Host standard length was not correlated with parasite diversity (rs = 0.1726; p = 0.0533). The abundances of T. curimba and Kritskyia boegeri, and S. magnorchis and S. nanii were significantly correlated with host length. Correlation between fish age and parasite prevalence was not significant. The abundances of Amplexibranchius sp., K. boegeri and S. magnorchis were significantly different among host age classes. For Amplexibranchius sp., the three-year old age class had more parasites. For K. boegeri, the intermediate age classes had the most numerous parasites. Only Tereancistrum curimba showed significant difference in the prevalence between the sexes, with females being more parasitized.
Résumé
149 spécimens de Prochilodus lineatus ont été recueillis dans la plaine inondable de la Rivière supérieure de Paraná. 121 (82,1 %) étaient parasités. 33 espèces de métazoaires parasites ont été retrouvées. Rhinonastes pseudocapsaloideum a été classifié comme étant secondaire, et toutes les autres espèces comme satellites. Ergasilus sp. et Tereancistrum curimba ont été retrouvés associés et leurs abondances corrélées positivement. Il en est de même pour Saccocoelioides magnorchis et S. nanii. La diversité moyenne dans les infracommunautés de P. lineatus était H = 0,6875 ± 0,4398. La taille de l’hôte n’était pas corrélée à la diversité parasitaire (rs = 0,1726; p = 0,0533). Les abondances de T. curimba et Kritskyia boegeri, et S. magnorchis et S. nanii étaient significativement corrélées à la longueur de l’hôte. La corrélation entre l’âge du poisson et la prévalence du parasite n’était pas significative. Les abondances de Amplexibranchius sp., K. boegeri et S. magnorchis étaient significativement différentes selon les classes d’âge de l’hôte. Pour Amplexibranchius sp., la classe d’âge de trois ans était la plus parasitée. Pour K. boegeri, les classes d’âge intermédiaires étaient les plus parasitées. Seul Tereancistrum curimba a montré une différence significative de prévalence selon le sexe, les femelles étant les plus parasitées.
Key words: metazoan parasite / Prochilodus lineatus / upper Paraná River / floodplain / Brazil
Mots clés : métazoaires parasites / Prochilodus lineatus / plaine inondable / Rivière supérieure de Paraná / Brésil
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