Parasitism of the isopod Artystone trysibia in the fish Chaetostoma dermorhynchum from the Tena River (Amazonian region, Ecuador)

Juan Junoy

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.10.006

Parasitism of the isopod Artystone trysibia in the fish Chaetostoma dermorhynchum from the Tena River (Amazonian region, Ecuador)

Acta Trop. 2016 Jan:153:36-45. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.10.006. Epub 2015 Oct 20.

Author

Juan Junoy¹

Affiliation

¹ Proyecto Prometeo (SENESCYT, Ecuador). Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam, Carretera de Muyuna km 7, Tena, Ecuador. Electronic address: juan.junoy@uah.es.

PMID: 26466983
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.10.006

Abstract

The isopod Artystone trysibia Schioedte, 1866 is described by using a collection of specimens that were found parasitizing loricariid fish Chaetostoma dermorhynchum Boulenger, 1887 in the Tena River (Napo province, Ecuador, Amazonian region). Additionally to freshly collected specimens, complementary data of the parasite was obtained from preserved fishes at Ecuadorian museums. This is the first record of A. trysibia in Ecuador, and the most upstream location for the species. The new host fish, Chaetostoma dermorhynchum, is used locally as food.

Keywords: Artystone trysibia; Ecuador; Freshwater; Isopoda; Parasite.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Ecuador
Fish Diseases / parasitology*
Fishes / parasitology*
Isopoda / classification*
Isopoda / parasitology*
Rivers / parasitology*
Symbiosis