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Goussia carpelli (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) in cyprinid fish of the Duero basin (NW Spain). Aspects of host‐parasite relationships
Author(s) -
P. Ma.,
C. GonzalezLanza, Ma.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0426.1986.tb00439.x
Subject(s) - biology , leuciscus , cyprinus , myxozoa , parasite hosting , zoology , barbus , host (biology) , cyprinidae , myxobolus , lamina propria , carassius , intermediate host , myxosporea , ecology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , gill , genetics , world wide web , computer science , epithelium
Summary Goussia carpelli was found parasitizing the intestine and gall bladder of Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius and Barbus barbus bocagei , and less frequently Leuciscus cephalus cabeda and Chondrostoma polylepis , from the Esla River. The coccidian is described and data on its prevalence, intensity and pathogenicity are given. In histological sections, the oocysts were detected in the lamina propria or submucosa. We did not observe a clear seasonal pattern nor an influence of the host sex on the infections. On the contrary, there was a tendency to a decrease in the prevalence with the age of the host.