TY - JOUR
T1 - Stephanostomum sp. (Trematoda: Acanthocolpidae), the cause of "pimientilla" disease in catarina scallop Argopecten ventricosus (circularis) (Sowerby II, 1842) in Baja California Sur, México
AU - Pérez-Urbiola, J. C.
AU - Martínez-Díaz, S. F.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - We investigated the etiology of a disease of catarina scallop (Argopecten ventricosus (circularis)) during an outbreak in Baja California Sur, B.C.S., México, in the summer of 1995. Samples from Bahía Magdalena and Bahía Concepción were studied. Our results indicate that the disease named "pimientilla" is caused by encysted metacercaria of the trematode Stephanostomum sp. The melanized spots in the adductor muscle characteristic of the disease are cysts of this trematode. Almost all scallops analyzed had abundant cysts. The characteristics of the matacercariae are described and compared with that of other species of Stephanostomum.
AB - We investigated the etiology of a disease of catarina scallop (Argopecten ventricosus (circularis)) during an outbreak in Baja California Sur, B.C.S., México, in the summer of 1995. Samples from Bahía Magdalena and Bahía Concepción were studied. Our results indicate that the disease named "pimientilla" is caused by encysted metacercaria of the trematode Stephanostomum sp. The melanized spots in the adductor muscle characteristic of the disease are cysts of this trematode. Almost all scallops analyzed had abundant cysts. The characteristics of the matacercariae are described and compared with that of other species of Stephanostomum.
KW - Catarina scallop
KW - Disease
KW - Metacercaria
KW - Stephanostomum
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M3 - Artículo
SN - 0730-8000
VL - 20
SP - 107
EP - 109
JO - Journal of Shellfish Research
JF - Journal of Shellfish Research
IS - 1
ER -