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Morphological analysis reveals the presence of Hepatoxylon trichiuri (Holten, 1802) Bosc, 1811 (Cestoda: Sphyriocephalidae) in Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788) (Pisces: Trichiuridae) from the Mediterranean Sea
Author(s) -
Tiralongo Francesco,
Messina Giuseppina,
Poidomani Stefano,
Salvaggio Antonio,
Lombardo Bianca M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.23489
Subject(s) - cestoda , biology , mediterranean sea , parasite hosting , zoology , mediterranean climate , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , ecology , helminths , world wide web , computer science
In this article, we report for the first time the presence of the parasite Hepatoxylon trichiuri in specimens of Lepidopus caudatus from the Mediterranean Sea. A total of four plerocercoids were studied using microscopy techniques for both morphological and histological analysis. Research Highlights We report for the first time for the Mediterranean Sea the presence of the parasite Hepatoxylon trichiuri in specimens of the commercial fish species Lepidopus caudatus . The plerocercoids of H. trichiuri not seems cause observable illness in the fish. However, further studies are needed in order to better assess the incidence and prevalence of the parasite in L. caudatus and other fish species of commercial interest.