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Learn more. Silvia Elena Plaul. Garcia Romero. Claudio Barbeito. Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus is an ectoparasitic copepod that infects the gills and skin of various freshwater fishes and amphibians tadpoles. It is capable of infecting fish at high levels, with high pathogenicity and mortality, mainly during the summer season. Besides the effects of penetration, haemorrhages and ulcerations are also caused. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of L.
In our study, infections with L. Citations References The only record in Patagonia corresponds to parasitized specimens of Cheirodon interruptus Jenyns, in the Negro River at Choele Choel city Plaul et al. We report for the first time the presence of L. List of fishes parasitized by Lernaea cyprinacea in Argentina Vanotti and Tanzola , Mancini et al. The presence of L. The parasite was introduced into Patagonia probably along with the common carp Cyprinus carpio, Linnaeus Full-text available.
