New records of hosts for Excorallana longicornis and Nerocila acuminata (Crustacea: Isopoda) in brackish fish from the coast of the State of Amap á (Brazil), with an update on the geographic distribution of Nerocila acuminata

AbstractFish are parasitized by several species of crustaceans, including Cymothoidae and Corallanidae. The aim of this study was to investigate the crustacean parasite fauna inAnableps anableps,Amphiarius rugispinis,Bagre bagre,Cathorops spixii,Cynoscion acoupa,Centropomus undecimalis,Macrodon ancylodon,Mugil curema, Megalops atlanticus,Pseudachenipterus nodosus,Plagioscion squamosissimus,Platystacus cotylephorus,Sciades passany,Sciades herzbergii, andHypostomus ventrimaculata from the coast of the State of Amap á, eastern Amazon. In addition, an update on the geographic distribution ofNerocila acuminata in Brazilian Amazon is present. A total of 204 fish were examined and prevalence was 16.17%. A total of 185Excorallana longicornis andNerocila acuminata were collected andE. longicornis was the most frequent parasite species. The community of parasitic crustaceans in fish species from the coast of the State of Amap á consisted of two species of isopods,E. longicornis andN. acuminata, which are new records for nine host species here studied. Lastly, this is the first record ofNerocila acuminata for Brazil, besides the first report ofE. longicornis forM. curema,C. acoupa,H. vetrimaculata,A. anableps,A. rugispinis,C. spixii andS. herzbergii; as well asN. acuminata forA. anableps,P. nodosus,A. rugispinis,C. spixii andM. atlanticus.
Source: Journal of Parasitic Diseases - Category: Parasitology Source Type: research