Digenean metacercaria (Trematoda, Digenea, Lepocreadiidae) parasitizing "coelenterates" (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa and Ctenophora) from Southeastern Brazil

Authors

  • André Carrara Morandini Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Biociências
  • Sergio Roberto Martorelli Centro de Estudios Parasitologicos y Vectores
  • Antonio Carlos Marques Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Biociências
  • Fábio Lang da Silveira Universidade de São Paulo; Instituto de Biociências

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592005000100004

Keywords:

Metacercaria, Cnidaria, Ctenophora, South Atlantic

Abstract

Metacercaria specimens of the genus Opechona (Trematoda: Digenea: Lepocreadiidae) are described parasitizing "coelenterates" (scyphomedusae and ctenophores) from Southeastern Brazil (São Paulo state). The worms are compared to other Opechona species occurring on the Brazilian coast, but no association has been made because only adult forms of these species have been described. Suppositions as to the possible transference of the parasites are made.

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Published

2005-06-01

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 1-2 (2005)

Section

Research Articles

How to Cite

Digenean metacercaria (Trematoda, Digenea, Lepocreadiidae) parasitizing "coelenterates" (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa and Ctenophora) from Southeastern Brazil. (2005). Brazilian Journal of Oceanography, 53(1-2), 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-87592005000100004