Title
Morphological and molecular characterisation of digenean parasites of the Galápagos sheephead Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns) with the re-description of Labrifer secundus Manter, 1940 (Lepidapedidae) from the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem
Date Issued
01 May 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Universidad de Antofagasta
Publisher(s)
Springer Netherlands
Abstract
The Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem (HCLME) is recognised as one of the largest and most productive marine ecosystems. The estimated number of teleost fish species for the Chilean coast influenced by the HCLME reaches c.1,030 but digeneans have been reported for 39 teleost species, i.e. less than 4% of the potential hosts. During a survey of parasites of the Galápagos sheephead wrasse Semicossyphus darwini (Jennyns) (Perciformes: Labridae) from off northern Chile, we obtained representatives of three digenean species, Helicometrina nimia Linton, 1910 (Opecoelidae), Proctoeces humboldti George-Nascimento & Quiroga, 1983 (Fellodistomidae) and Labrifer secundus Manter, 1940 (Lepidapedidae). Labrifer secundus, originally described from Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres, 1854) off the coast of Baja California, Mexico is re-described. Helicometrina nimia is a common parasite from littoral fishes in the HCLME. Semicossyphus darwini is a new host for these three digenean species.
Start page
391
End page
401
Volume
95
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Biología marina, Biología de agua dulce, Limnología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85043389868
PubMed ID
Source
Systematic Parasitology
ISSN of the container
01655752
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