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Metazoan parasites of blue jack mackerel Trachurus picturatus (Perciformes: Carangidae) from Portuguese mainland waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2015

M. Hermida ,
A. Pereira ,
A.T. Correia ,
C. Cruz  and
A. Saraiva
M. Hermida*
Affiliation:
CIIMAR-Madeira, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of Madeira, Edifício Madeira Tecnopolo, Caminho da Penteada, 9020-105Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
A. Pereira
Affiliation:
University of Porto, Faculty of Sciences, Biology Department, Rua do Campo Alegre, Edifício FC4, 4169-007Porto, Portugal CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research. Rua dos Bragas289, 4050-123Porto, Portugal
A.T. Correia
Affiliation:
CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research. Rua dos Bragas289, 4050-123Porto, Portugal Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Fernando Pessoa (FCS/UFP), Rua Carlos Maia 296, 4200-150Porto, Portugal
C. Cruz
Affiliation:
University of Porto, Faculty of Sciences, Biology Department, Rua do Campo Alegre, Edifício FC4, 4169-007Porto, Portugal CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research. Rua dos Bragas289, 4050-123Porto, Portugal
A. Saraiva
Affiliation:
University of Porto, Faculty of Sciences, Biology Department, Rua do Campo Alegre, Edifício FC4, 4169-007Porto, Portugal CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research. Rua dos Bragas289, 4050-123Porto, Portugal
*
*E-mail: margarida.hermida@ciimarmadeira.org
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Abstract

Blue jack mackerel, Trachurus picturatus, is a carangid fish which constitutes an important commercial resource in the north-east Atlantic. Its metazoan parasite community from Portuguese mainland waters was investigated here for the first time. Nine parasite taxa were found, most of which are common parasites of Trachurus spp. The parasite community was broadly similar to that of the Atlantic horse mackerel, T. trachurus, from the same region, but two digenean species were detected in blue jack mackerel, Monascus filiformis and Tergestia sp., which did not occur in horse mackerel from this region. A comparison with the two previous studies of T. picturatus parasite communities shows that continental-shelf regions are characterized by higher prevalences of digenean trematodes and an absence of trypanorhynch cestodes, in contrast with oceanic regions.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 90 , Issue 4 , July 2016 , pp. 410 - 416
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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