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      Helmintos del pez anual Millerichthys robustus (Teleostei: Rivulidae), una especie endémica de México Translated title: Helminth of the annual fish Millerichthys robustus (Teleostei: Rivulidae), an endemic species to Mexico

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          Resumen Los peces anuales habitan cuerpos de agua temporales que se forman durante la estación de lluvias, que cuando se secan conducen a la muerte de toda la población. En México, Millerichthys robustus es la única especie con historia de vida anual y con escasa información sobre sus metazoarios parásitos. La helmintofauna de M. robustus está formada por las fases larvarias de las especies alogénicas Valipora minuta, V. campylancristrota, Clinostomum marginatum, Contracaecum sp., Serpinema trispinosum, Eustrongylides sp., Gnathostoma lamothei y Polymorphus sp. Los parámetros de la infección se relacionan con la temporalidad del hábitat; estos valores, en la mayoría de las especies, son superiores a los registrados en peces de cuerpos de agua permanentes. La metacercaria de C. marginatum, con prevalencias de 16.7% en testículo y 4.1% en ovario, puede impactar la reproducción y esperanza de vida del hospedero. El número de especies encontradas (8) y los valores altos de los parámetros de infección, junto con las características físicas del hábitat, juegan un papel importante que asegura la transmisión de la infección hacia los hospederos definitivos. Estos hábitats pueden ser un laboratorio natural para el estudio del sistema parásito-hospedero, por ejemplo, en lo referente a patrones de colonización y desarrollo larvario.

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          Abstract Annual fishes inhabit temporary water bodies that form during the rainy season, when they dry up, lead to death the entire population. In Mexico, Millerichthys robustus is the only species with an annual life history, with scarce information about its metazoan parasites. Helminth fauna of M. robustus is constituted by the larval stages of allogenic species such as Valipora minuta, V. campylancristrota, Clinostomum marginatum, Contracaecum sp., Serpinema trispinosum, Eustrongylides sp., Gnathostoma lamothei and Polymorphus sp. The parameters of infection are related with temporality of habitat, and the values for most of species are higher than those registered in fish of permanent waters. The metacercaria of C. marginatum, with prevalences of 16.7% in testicle and 4.1% in ovary, can impact the reproduction and life expectancy of host. The number of species found (8) and the high values in infection parameters, together with the physical characteristics of habitat, play an important role that ensures the transmission of infection toward the definitive hosts. These habitats can be a natural laboratory for the study of the parasite-host system, for example, in relation to patterns of colonization and larval development.

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          Food webs: a plea for parasites.

          Parasites have the capacity to regulate host populations and may be important determinants of community structure, yet they are usually neglected in studies of food webs. Parasites can provide much of the information on host biology, such as diet and migration, that is necessary to construct accurate webs. Because many parasites have complex life cycles that involve several different hosts, and often depend on trophic interactions for transmission, parasites provide complementary views of web structure and dynamics. Incorporation of parasites in food webs can substantially after baste web properties, Including connectance, chain length and proportions of top and basal species, and can allow the testing of specific hypotheses related to food-web dynamics.
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            Rapid growth, early maturation and short generation time in African annual fishes

            Background Extreme environmental conditions can give rise to extreme adaptations. We document growth, sexual maturation and fecundity in two species of African annual fish inhabiting temporary savanna pools. Results Nothobranchius kadleci started to reproduce at the age of 17 days and size of 31 mm and Nothobranchius furzeri at 18 days and 32 mm. All four study populations demonstrated rapid growth rates of up to 2.72 mm/day (23.4% of their total length). Both species may produce diapausing embryos or embryos that are able to hatch in as few as 15 days, resulting in a minimum generation time as short as only one month. Incubation on the surface of damp peat moss results in high embryo survival (73%) and a high proportion of rapidly developing embryos (58%) that skip diapauses and hatch in less than 30 days. We further demonstrated that rapid growth and maturation do not compromise subsequent fecundity. Conclusions Our data suggest that both species have the most rapid sexual maturation and minimum generation time of any vertebrate species, and that rapid maturity does not involve paedogenesis.
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              Metazoan parasite species richness in Neotropical fishes: hotspots and the geography of biodiversity.

              Although research on parasite biodiversity has intensified recently, there are signs that parasites remain an underestimated component of total biodiversity in many regions of the planet. To identify geographical hotspots of parasite diversity, we performed qualitative and quantitative analyses of the parasite-host associations in fishes from Latin America and the Caribbean, a region that includes known hotspots of plant and animal biodiversity. The database included 10,904 metazoan parasite-host associations involving 1660 fish species. The number of host species with at least 1 parasite record was less than 10% of the total known fish species in the majority of countries. Associations involving adult endoparasites in actinopterygian fish hosts dominated the database. Across the whole region, no significant difference in parasite species richness was detected between marine and freshwater fishes. As a rule, host body size and study effort (number of studies per fish species) were good predictors of parasite species richness. Some interesting patterns emerged when we included only the regions with highest fish species biodiversity and study effort (Brazil, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands). Independently of differences in study effort or host body sizes, Mexico stands out as a hotspot of parasite diversity for freshwater fishes, as does Brasil for marine fishes. However, among 57 marine fish species common to all 3 regions, populations from the Caribbean consistently harboured more parasite species. These differences may reflect true biological patterns, or regional discrepancies in study effort and local priorities for fish parasitology research.
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                Journal
                rmbiodiv
                Revista mexicana de biodiversidad
                Rev. Mex. Biodiv.
                Instituto de Biología (México, DF, Mexico )
                1870-3453
                2007-8706
                2019
                : 90
                : e902652
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                [2] Boca del Río Veracruz orgnameInstituto Tecnológico de Boca del Río orgdiv1División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación orgdiv2Laboratorio de Parasitología y Sanidad Acuícola Mexico
                [1] Xochimilco orgnameUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana orgdiv1Departamento El Hombre y su Ambiente Mexico
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                S1870-34532019000100611
                10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2652
                f86f8283-b69e-49b8-aedd-a804c61da083

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                Metazoarios parásitos,Peces anuales,Cuerpos de agua temporales,Metazoan parasites,Annual fishes,Temporary water bodies

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