<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The helminth communities of <italic>L. guttatus</italic> from Mazatlan Bay (MB) and Banderas Bay (BB), on the Pacific coast of Mexico, were studied during two consecutive years. A total of 536 fish were collected and 19 parasite taxa registered (six digeneans, two cestodes, nine nematodes, and two monogeneans). Infection levels of common helminth species (<italic>Helicometrina nimia, Siphodera vinaledwardsii,</italic> Tetraphyllidea gen. sp., <italic>Pseudoterranova</italic> sp., Ancyrocephalidae gen. sp. and <italic>Microcotyloides incisa</italic>) as well as the infracommunity indices varied significantly between MB and BB, and among dry and rainy seasons; however, no clear seasonal patterns were observed. <italic>Pseudoterranova</italic> larvae appeared frequently in MB, possibly because of the presence of the California sea lion in this locality. Similarity analysis did not show a clear separation of parasite species composition between both localities, which suggest that fish samples came from a single population of <italic>L. guttatus</italic>.</p></abstract>

The helminth communities of L. guttatus from Mazatlan Bay (MB) and Banderas Bay (BB), on the Pacific coast of Mexico, were studied during two consecutive years. A total of 536 fish were collected and 19 parasite taxa registered (six digeneans, two cestodes, nine nematodes, and two monogeneans). Infection levels of common helminth species (Helicometrina nimia, Siphodera vinaledwardsii, Tetraphyllidea gen. sp., Pseudoterranova sp., Ancyrocephalidae gen. sp. and Microcotyloides incisa) as well as the infracommunity indices varied significantly between MB and BB, and among dry and rainy seasons; however, no clear seasonal patterns were observed. Pseudoterranova larvae appeared frequently in MB, possibly because of the presence of the California sea lion in this locality. Similarity analysis did not show a clear separation of parasite species composition between both localities, which suggest that fish samples came from a single population of L. guttatus.

Helminth parasite communities of spotted rose snapper <italic>Lutjanus guttatus</italic> from the Mexican Pacific

National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACyT)

Department of Aquaculture and Environmental Management

Helminthologia

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Helminth parasite communities of spotted rose snapper  from the Mexican Pacific

The helminth communities of L. guttatus from Mazatlan Bay (MB) and Banderas Bay (BB), on the Pacific coast of Mexico, were studied during two consecutive...

Helminth parasite communities of spotted rose snapper Lutjanus guttatus from the Mexican Pacific

Published Online: Aug 02, 2017

Page range: 240 - 249

Received: Feb 01, 2017

Accepted: Apr 19, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0031

Keywords
parasitic worms, fishery, marine ecology, Gulf of California

© 2017 F. N. Morales-Serna et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Helminth parasite communities of spotted rose snapper Lutjanus guttatus from the Mexican Pacific

Published Online: Aug 02, 2017

Page range: 240 - 249

Received: Feb 01, 2017

Accepted: Apr 19, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0031

Keywordsparasitic worms, fishery, marine ecology, Gulf of California

© 2017 F. N. Morales-Serna et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
parasitic worms, fishery, marine ecology, Gulf of California