Insular stock identification of Serranus atricauda (Pisces: Serranidae) through the presence of Ceratothoa steindachneri (Isopoda : Cymothoidae) and Pentacapsula cutanea (Myxozoa: Pentacapsulidae) in the Canary Islands

Ceratothoa steindachneri (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) and Pentacapsula cutanea (Myxozoa: Pentacapsulidae) parasites infecting the blacktail-comber (Serranus atricauda) were considered suitable as biological tags for stock identification around the islands of La Palma and Gran Canaria, in the Western and E...

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Autores: Cuyás Lazarich, Concepción, Castro, José Juan, Santana Ortega, Ana Teresa, Carbonell, Enrique
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Repositorio:accedaCRIS portal de investigación de la Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria
OAI Identifier:oai:accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/257
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10553/257
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:310503 Localización de peces
240112 Parasitología animal
Canary Islands
Serranus atricauda
Parasites
Ceratothoa steindachneri
Pentacapsula cutanea
Islas Canarias
Parasitos
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Sumario:Ceratothoa steindachneri (Isopoda: Cymothoidae) and Pentacapsula cutanea (Myxozoa: Pentacapsulidae) parasites infecting the blacktail-comber (Serranus atricauda) were considered suitable as biological tags for stock identification around the islands of La Palma and Gran Canaria, in the Western and Eastern areas of the Canarian archipelago, respectively. The ecological parameters of both species differed significantly between the islands. While individuals caught off La Palma showed a high degree of infection by the isopod, a single infected fish was found off Gran Canaria. Also, the myxozoans showed a high level of infection on fish from Gran Canaria but it was reported on only a single specimen from La Palma.