Abstract

KOHN, Anna  and  FERNANDES, Berenice M. M.. Comparative study of helminth parasites of fishes from Mogi Guassu river, collected during expeditions between 1927 and 1985. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz [online]. 1987, vol.82, n.4, pp. 483-500. ISSN 0074-0276.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761987000400006.

This paper concerns the parasitism of Nematoda, Trematoda, Acanthocephala and Cestoda from 1027 fishes of 45 species from Mogi Guassu river, examined in the years 1927, 1946, 1947, 1962, 1983 and 1985 as a contribution to the knowledge of the parasitological fauna in 58 years. Thirty two species of nematodes, 21 of trematodes, 3 of acanthocephalans and 2 of cestodes are reported. New hosts are presented for the nematodes Cucullanus pinnai, Spirocamallanus inopinatus and Travnema travnema, for the trematode Pararhipidocotyle jeffersoni and for the acanthocephalan Gorytocephalus spectabilis. New measurements for the trematode Creptotrema lynchy, tables, graphics and a list of the examined hosts with their parasites are presented.

Keywords : heminths; fish parasites; Mogi Guassu river.