TY - JOUR
T1 - Infestation of probopyrus pacificensis (Isopoda: Bopyridae) in macrobrachium tenellum (Caridea: Palaemonidae) in the ameca river, jalisco, Mexico
T2 - Prevalence and effects on growth
AU - Vargas-Ceballos, Manuel A.
AU - López-Uriarte, Ernesto
AU - García-Guerrero, Marcelo U.
AU - Vega-Villasante, Fernando
AU - Román-Contreras, Ramiro
AU - Akintola, Shehu L.
AU - Valencia Martínez, Roberto E.
AU - Del Rio-Zaragoza, Oscar B.
AU - Avalos-Aguilar, José J.
AU - Chong-Carrillo, Olimpia
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - The present paper examined the prevalence and size relationship of Probopyrus pacificensis and Macrobrachium tenellum at Ameca River. Also, the effect of this parasite on the growth and survival of M. tenellum were reported. Four sampling sites were selected in the Ameca River México: two at upstream and two near to the opening. This study confirms the occurrence of P. pacificensis in prawns of this region. The parasite infested mainly female prawns. Our results suggested that P. pacificensis has no negative effect on the growth of its host, neither affects survival, at least in the studied.
AB - The present paper examined the prevalence and size relationship of Probopyrus pacificensis and Macrobrachium tenellum at Ameca River. Also, the effect of this parasite on the growth and survival of M. tenellum were reported. Four sampling sites were selected in the Ameca River México: two at upstream and two near to the opening. This study confirms the occurrence of P. pacificensis in prawns of this region. The parasite infested mainly female prawns. Our results suggested that P. pacificensis has no negative effect on the growth of its host, neither affects survival, at least in the studied.
KW - Epibranchial parasite
KW - Isopod
KW - Pacific coast
KW - Prawns
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84988847919&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1809-9009
VL - 11
SP - 39
EP - 46
JO - Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences
JF - Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences
IS - 1
ER -