Amazon Fish Parasites Volume 1 Second Edition (Aquatic Biodiversity in Latin America Biodiversidad Acuatica En America Latina)

509 Pages·2006·42.08 MB·English

by  Vernon E. Thatcher

ABLA Vol. 1 – Thatcher: Amazon Fish Parasites 1
Aquatic Biodiversity in Latin America
Biodiversidad Acuática en América Latina
Volume 1
Amazon Fish Parasites
(Second edition)
Volumen 1
Parásitos de Peces Amazónicos
(Segunda edición)
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B A A L
IODIVERSIDAD CUÁTICA EN MÉRICA ATINA
Volumen 1
PARÁSITOS DE PECES
AMAZÓNICOS
(Segunda edición)
por
Vernon E. Thatcher
Lector Científico a los Editores:
František Moravec
Editores de la Serie:
Joachim Adis, Jorge R. Arias,
Guillermo Rueda-Delgado & Karl Matthias Wantzen
Sofia–Moscow
2006
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A B L A
QUATIC IODIVERSITY IN ATIN MERICA
Volume 1
AMAZON FISH
PARASITES
(Second edition)
by
Vernon E. Thatcher
Scientific Reader to the Editors:
František Moravec
Series Editors:
Joachim Adis, Jorge R. Arias,
Guillermo Rueda-Delgado & Karl Matthias Wantzen
Sofia–Moscow
2006
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AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY IN LATIN AMERICA
BIODIVERSIDAD ACUÁTICA EN AMÉRICA LATINA
Series Editors/Editores de la Serie:
Joachim Adis, Jorge R. Arias, Guillermo Rueda-Delgado & Karl Matthias Wantzen
VOLUME 1. VOLUMEN 1.
AMAZON FISH PARASITES PARÁSITOS DE PECES AMAZÓNICOS
(Second edition) (Segunda edición)
by por
Vernon E. Thatcher Vernon E. Thatcher
Scientific Reader to the Editors: Lector Científico a los Editores:
František Moravec František Moravec
Front cover:
Nerocila armata (Cymothoidae, Isopoda) and Amazon River near Manaus, Brazil
(photos: V.E. Thatcher, W.J. Junk; design: Zheko Aleksiev & Elke Bustorf)
Aquatic Biodiversity in Latin America Vol. 1
ISSN 1312-7276
First published 2006
ISBN-10: 954-642-258-4
ISBN-13: 978-954-642-258-3
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AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY IN LATIN AMERICA
BIODIVERSIDAD ACUÁTICA EN AMÉRICA LATINA
Series Editors: Joachim Adis, Jorge R. Arias,
Guillermo Rueda-Delgado & Karl Matthias Wantzen
Biodiversity is a key word in science and global management schemes, however very few
people are able to identify the species and their ecology that make up “biodiversity”. For
many years, researchers and students from numerous countries complain about the lack of
“tools” to identify aquatic invertebrates from Latin America. Keys found in accepted
entomological textbooks are mostly highly limited, superficial and rarely cover Neotropical
biota in sufficient detail. On the other hand, specialized information on taxonomy or ecology
is scattered throughout the literature in many single publications.
An international team of editors have combined their efforts with Pensoft Publishers
to launch a new major series on the Aquatic Biodiversity of Latin America (ABLA). Their
goal was to find experts who combine the current state of knowledge in taxonomy and
ecology, in order to produce a concise and affordable handbook for each group. About 15
separate monographs, written by reference scientists from various countries will offer a
new, unrivalled view on the aquatic fauna of South America. Information on the ecology
and status of the taxa (written in English) is combined with illustrated identification keys to
families and genera, in both English and Spanish. The series is aimed at zoologists, ecologists,
hydrobiologists, biogeographers, conservationists and students interested in aquatic
biodiversity. The series will be an essential tool for any biological library.
Volume 1: Amazon Fish Parasites (Second edition) by Vernon E. Thatcher.
Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, ISBN-10: 954-642-258-4, ISBN-13: 978-954-642-
258-3, 165x240 mm, 508 pp., including 194 plates of figures in line drawings and
photos (16 plates in color); publication date: March 2006.
This book covers the following Phyla and Classes: Protozoa (Myxozoa, Sporozoa),
Plathelminthes (Trematoda, Monogenoidea, Cestoda), Nematoda, Acanthocephala,
Crustacea (Copepoda, Branchiura, Isopoda), Hirudinea and Pentastomida that are known
to parasitize Amazonian fishes. In addition to the keys and checklists, each chapter gives
information on the morphology, life cycles, pathology, prevention, treatment, collection
and methodology, as well as general reference data on each taxon. An alphabetic table of
host fishes with their respective parasites is provided. The book will prove to be useful for
parasitologists, ichthyologists, aquaculturists, pisciculturists and all those interested in
Neotropical fish parasites.
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ADDRESSES
Author:
PROF. DR. VERNON E. THATCHER DR. KARL MATTHIAS WANTZEN
Universidade Federal do Paraná Institute of Limnology
Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas University of Konstanz
Departamento de Zoologia Postfach M 659
Caixa Postal 19020 78457 Konstanz, Germany
81531-990 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil e-mail: [email protected]
e-mail:[email protected],
[email protected] Scientific Reader to the Editors:
DR. FRANTIŠEC MORAVEC
Series Editors: Institute of Parasitology
PROF. DR. JOACHIM ADIS Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Max-Planck-Institute for Limnology Branišovská 31
Tropical Ecology Working Group 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Postfach 165 e-mail: [email protected]
24302 Plön, Germany
e-mail: [email protected]
DR. JORGE R. ARIAS
5870 Colfax Avenue
Alexandria, Virginia 22311, USA
e-mail: [email protected]
M.Sc. GUILLERMO RUEDA-DELGADO
Grupo de Investigación en Cuencas y
Humedales Tropicales GICHT
UNIMAG-INTROPIC
Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano
Laboratorio de Limnología
Carrera 4 No. 22-61
Bogotá, D.C.
Colombia
e-mail: [email protected]
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FOREWORD
Amazon Fish Parasites by Vernon E. Thatcher
It is an honor to provide this introductory statement to the 2nd edition of “Amazon Fish
Parasites” compiled by my dear friend, Dr. Vernon E. Thatcher. Vernon’s contributions to
parasitology span a period of more than five decades, during which time he has published
more than 160 scientific papers, most dealing with the parasites of Neotropical fishes. His
overall contributions include coverage of a wide variety of parasitic taxa, including the
Kinetoplasta (Protista), Digenea, Monogenoidea, Nematoda, Cestoda, Acanthocephala,
Copepoda, Isopoda and Diptera. On one occasion, I remember Vernon commenting that
a “true” parasitologist is one that was knowledgeable, competent, and sufficiently versed
concerning most (if not all) parasitic groups such that he/she could conduct significant
research on any one of them. Vernon has certainly lived up to this definition of a
parasitologist, and it is fitting that he be the person to compile the available information
about the parasites of Amazonian fishes.
Knowledge of the diversity of the parasites of Neotropical fishes, and those of the
Amazon in particular, has significantly increased since publication of the 1st edition of
“Amazon Fish Parasites” in 1991. Much of this new information is due to a large extent
to the more than 60 publications originating from Thatcher’s laboratory since 1991, as
well as works published by other investigators, who undoubtedly were encouraged to
conduct new investigations as a result of the publication of the 1st edition. The new
edition includes coverage of all parasites representing the major parasitic groups infesting
Amazonian fishes listed in the first edition, as well as that of species subsequently reported
in the literature. For each of the major parasitic groups, the 2nd edition includes sections
on Definition and Morphology, Life Cycle and Transmission, Pathology, Prevention and Treatment, as
well as Collection and Methods. These introductory sections are then followed with
identification, keys in English and Spanish, a checklist of species and numerous figures
and references pertaining to the respective groups. The checklist of species not only lists
all species of the taxon reported from the region, but includes diagnoses of families,
subfamilies and genera represented by the species in the list. Finally, the book ends with
a detailed list of hosts and their respective parasites.
Although I am not totally aware of the extensive literature of all parasite groups
represented in the Amazon, coverage of the Monogenoidea (my specialty) suggests that
records presented in the 2nd edition are complete and up-to-date. The organization of
the book and that of each chapter dealing with the individual parasite groups is extremely
conducive for use by other investigators. There is little doubt that the 2nd edition of
“Amazon Fish Parasites” will greatly assist future investigators with identification of
Amazonian fish parasites and provide a convenient means for surveying the literature for
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a variety of studies including taxonomic, phylogenetic and ecologic investigations of the
parasites found in the region. Copies of the 2nd edition of “Amazon Fish Parasites” will
certainly find their way to the book shelves of many libraries and most workers dealing
with the parasites of fishes in the region.
DELANE C. KRITSKY, Ph.D.
Idaho State University
Pocatello, USA
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PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
The first edition of the book, Amazon Fish Parasites, was well received especially in
Europe and tropical American countries. It has proven to be useful to aquarists and
pisciculturists. The book went to press in 1990 and since that time, advances have been
made in several areas of fish parasite research. New genera and species of parasites have
been discovered and described. New finds have been reported in Monogenoidea,
Trematoda, Nematoda, Copepoda and Isopoda and these have been incorporated into the
present edition. Keys in both English and Spanish are provided to aid in the identification
of the parasites. The author hopes that the present edition will continue to be helpful to
those interested in tropical fishes and their parasites and stimulate further studies on these
fascinating animals.
VERNON E. THATCHER
Departamento de Zoologia
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, August 2005