INFECTION OF OXYDORAS-KNERI BLEECKER, 1862 (PISCES, DORADIDAE) BY THEACANTHOCEPHALAN PARACAVISOMA-IMPUDICA (DIESING, 1851) KRITCHER, 1957

Authors
EIRAS JC PAVANELLI GC MACHADO MH
Citation
Jc. Eiras et al., INFECTION OF OXYDORAS-KNERI BLEECKER, 1862 (PISCES, DORADIDAE) BY THEACANTHOCEPHALAN PARACAVISOMA-IMPUDICA (DIESING, 1851) KRITCHER, 1957, Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 90(5), 1995, pp. 629-631
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz → ACNP
ISSN journal
00740276
Volume
90
Issue
5
Year of publication
1995
Pages
629 - 631
Database
ISI
SICI code
0074-0276(1995)90:5<629:IOOB1(>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Infection of Oxydoras kneri by the acanthocephalan Paracavisoma impudi ca is described. The parasites do not penetrate deeply into the host g ut wall and do not reach the muscularis layers Host reaction is minima l, consisting of limited fibrosis around the proboscides. Haemorrhages and lymphocyte infiltration are not observed, and phagocytic cells ar e only present occasionally. Oxydoras kneri is a newly reported host f or Paracavisoma impudica.