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      Ecology of endoparasites of the fluvial stingray Potamotrygon falkneri (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) from the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil Translated title: Ecologia de endoparasitos da raia fluvial Potamotrygon falkneri (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná, Brasil

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          The present study investigated the ecological relationships between endoparasites and the host Potamotrygon falkneri from the upper Paraná River by using as indicators the host's relative condition factor (Kn), sex and hepatosomatic relation (HSR). Forty-seven specimens of P. falkneri were analyzed between March 2005 and September 2006. Statistical analysis showed that the Kn was positively correlated with the abundance of Acanthobothrium regoi and Rhinebothrium paratrygoni; only the abundance of A. regoi was positively correlated to the HSR, whereas R. paratrygoni did not present correlation and there was no influence of the host's sex on the abundance and prevalence of parasites. This is the first study concerning the ecology of parasites of potamotrygonids.

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          O presente estudo investigou as relações ecológicas entre os endoparasitos e os hospedeiros Potamotrygon falkneri do alto rio Paraná, utilizando como indicadores o fator de condição relativo (Kn), sexo e relação hepatossomática (HSR) dos hospedeiros. Entre março de 2005 e setembro de 2006, 47 espécimes de P. falkneri foram analisados. As análises mostraram que o Kn estava positivamente correlacionado com a abundância de Acanthobothrium regoi e Rhinebothrium paratrygoni; apenas a abundância de A. regoi estava correlacionada positivamente com a HSR, enquanto R. paratrygoni não apresentou correlação e não houve influência do sexo do hospedeiro na abundância e prevalência dos parasitos. Este é o primeiro estudo sobre ecologia de parasitos de potamotrigonídeos.

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            Parasitism influence on the hepato, splenosomatic and weight/length relation and relative condition factor of Prochilodus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Prochilodontidae) of the upper Paraná River floodplain, Brazil

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              Digenea, Nematoda, Cestoda, and Acanthocephala, parasites in Potamotrygonidae (Chondrichthyes) from the upper Paraná River floodplain, states of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

              The present paper represents the first study on the endoparasitic fauna of Potamotrygon falkneri and P. motoro in the upper Paraná River floodplain. Fishes were collected by fishing rod and gillnetting in different stations of the floodplain, from March, 2005 to September, 2006. Parasites were sampled, fixed and preserved according to specialized literature. About half of the analyzed fish were parasitized by at least one of the following species of endoparasites: Clinostomum complanatum, Genarchella sp. and Tylodelphys sp. (metacercaria) (Digenea); Acanthobothrium regoi, Rhinebothrium paratrygoni, Paroncomegas araya and Potamotrygonocestus travassosi (Cestoidea); Brevimulticaecum sp. (larva), Cucullanus sp., Echinocephalus sp. and Spinitectus sp. (Nematoda); and Quadrigyrus machadoi (Acanthocephala). Some species were already registered in Chondrichthyes and others were previously recorded in Osteichthyes from the study area. The study listed ten new records of parasites in the host P. falkneri, one new record in the host P. motoro and five new records in the locality upper Paraná River.
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                Journal
                bjb
                Brazilian Journal of Biology
                Braz. J. Biol.
                Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (São Carlos )
                1678-4375
                May 2009
                : 69
                : 2
                : 297-303
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Estadual de Maringá Brazil
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                S1519-69842009000200009
                10.1590/S1519-69842009000200009
                ab26279a-f502-405f-a715-e4f4e7b0b597

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                BIOLOGY

                General life sciences
                potamotrygonids,parasites,relative condition factor,hepatosomatic relation,Paraná,potamotrigonídeos,parasitos,fator de condição relativo,relação hepatossomática

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