PRIMER REPORTE DE ECTOPARÁSITOS DIGÉNEOS DE LA FAMILIA DIDYMOZOIDAE EN EL MERO Epinephelus labriformis (SERRANIDAE: EPINEPHELINAE) EN EL GOLFO DE PANAMÁ

Luis Carlos Rodríguez; Andrew J. Sellers; Claudia Rengifo

doi:10.48204/j.tecno.v26n2.a5402

Submitted July 24, 2024

Published 2024-07-25

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Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024): Tecnociencia

FIRST REPORT OF DIGENEOUS ECTOPARASITES OF THE FAMILY DIDYMOZOIDAE IN THE GROUPER Epinephelus labriformis (SERRANIDAE: EPINEPHELINAE) IN THE GULF OF PANAMA

Luis Carlos Rodríguez ⁺⁻
Andrew J. Sellers ⁺⁻
Claudia Rengifo ⁺⁻

DOI https://doi.org/10.48204/j.tecno.v26n2.a5402

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DOI: 10.48204/j.tecno.v26n2.a5402

Published: 2024-07-25

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Rodríguez , L. C., Sellers , A. J. and Rengifo , C. (2024) “FIRST REPORT OF DIGENEOUS ECTOPARASITES OF THE FAMILY DIDYMOZOIDAE IN THE GROUPER Epinephelus labriformis (SERRANIDAE: EPINEPHELINAE) IN THE GULF OF PANAMA”, Tecnociencia, 26(2), pp. 94–100. doi: 10.48204/j.tecno.v26n2.a5402.

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Abstract

The Didymozoidae trematode family parasitizes a diverse range of marine fishes, including serranids. In Panama, the grouper Epinephelus labriformis holds commercial significance, and there is limited information available regarding parasites associated with this species. As part of a project aimed at understanding the parasitofauna in certain groupers from the Panamanian Pacific, this study presents partial information on the subject. A total of 83 specimens of E. labriformis were collected and processed from the Las Perlas archipelago in the Gulf of Panama, of which 14 exhibited morphologically identified parasitic forms within the Didymozoidae family. These results allow us to report, for the first time, the presence of these trematodes in this fish species in Panamanian waters.

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