Three new hosts for the parasite Neoergasilus japonicus (Harada, 1930) (Copepoda, Cyclopoida) in a lagoon of western Mexico

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https://doi.org/10.33064/iycuaa2022853314

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invasive species, parasitic copepods, eutrophization, continental waters, ergasílidos

Abstract

The ergasilid Neoergasilus japonicus (Harada, 1930) is a parasite originary from west Asia, with a high prevalence in freshwater teleosteans and is considered invasive in other regions. In the Neotropic, this species has been recorded in Mexico (i, and Jalisco estates), Cuba and Perú. In this work, we document the infection by this copepod in three cyprinodontiform fish species after the analysis of plankton samples collected with plankton tows in Lake Cajititlán, considered a eutrophic system. We observed up to 11 copepods per fish, with the major incidence in the species Goodea atripinnis (mainly in the dorsal fins). The presence of N. japonicus in America is attributed to introduction events due to human activities, so that documenting its incidence and effect in native species is necessary.

 

 

 

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Author Biographies

Karl Edward Velázquez-Ornelas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología (ICMyL), Unidad académica Mazatlán

Eduardo Suárez-Morales , El Colegio de la Frontera Sur

Licenciatura, Maestría (1985) y Doctorado (1992) en Ciencias (Biología) en la Fac. de Ciencias,UNAM. Dir. Gral. Centro de Inv. Q. Roo (CIQRO) (1988-1992). Inv. tit. “D”. Coord. del DESA de ECOSUR (1995-2001). Más de 290 artículos sobre zooplancton, con énfasis en Copepoda. Autor o editor de 17 libros. En el SNI desde 1988, nivel actual III, miembro y presidente de la Com. Dictaminadora del SNI Area 2 (2003-2005). Pres. Soc. Mex. Planctología (1992-1996). Medalla “Gabino Barreda” UNAM (1990), Cátedra de excelencia CONACYT (1992), 3er lugar Premio Nal. de Oceanografía (1994), miembro AMC (desde 1995), Secr. Gral. de la Asoc. Mundial de Copepodólogos (WAC)(1996-2005), Presidente de la WAC (2014-2017). . Especialista IUCN para crustáceos. Premio Desarrollo Inst. ECOSUR (2000). Becario Fulbright (2002-2003). Beca Ernst Mayr (2003). Inv. Asoc. Nat. Mus. Nat. Hist., Smithsonian Inst. (2003-2011). Premio Mérito Trayect.Científ.-Gob. Q.Roo (2009), Premio Conserv. Natur. SEMARNAT 2010. Premio Estatal Inv. Cient. Gob. de Q.Roo (2014). Tesis: 4M, 6D. Tesistas en el SNI: 6

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2022-04-30

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