Diversity and similarity of the parasites in Megalechis thoracata and Callichthys callichthys (Pisces: Callichthyidae) from Brazilian Amazon

This study compared the structure and composition of the parasite communities in Callichthys callichthys and Megalechis thoracata of a tributary of the Amazon River system, northern Brazil. A total of 447 parasites was collected from 38 specimens of each host, and 44.7% and 36.8% of fish species re...

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Main Authors: Adriele Carolina Franco-Cardoso, Ligia Rigôr-Neves, Marcos Sidney Brito-Oliveira, Marcos Tavares-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2018-06-01
Series:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1839
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