Metazoan parasites of Mycteroperca bonaci (Epinephelidae) off the coast of Yucatán, Mexico, with a checklist of its parasites in the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean region

Autores/as

  • Juan Francisco Espínola-Novelo
  • Carlos González-Salas
  • Sergio Guillén-Hernández
  • Kenneth MacKenzie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.27989

Palabras clave:

Ectoparasites, endoparasites, black grouper, Dollfustrema sp.

Resumen

Samples of black grouper, Mycteroperca bonaci, totalling 161 specimens, were collected at 3 protected
natural areas in Yucatán, Mexico: Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Celestún (RBRC), Reserva Estatal de Dzilam (RED),
and the Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes (PNAA). In this study, we present the results of a survey of the metazoan
parasite fauna of these fishes, together with a checklist of the metazoan parasites recorded previously from black
grouper in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Twenty five taxa were found in the survey (21 adults and 4
larval stages). Nineteen taxa represent new host records for M. bonaci, increasing the total number of parasite taxa
recorded for this host species to 59 in the geographic area referred above. Differences in species composition and
infection parameters of each group of parasites are presented and discussed.

Biografía del autor/a

Juan Francisco Espínola-Novelo

Departamento de Biología Marina, Estudiante de Maestría

Carlos González-Salas

Departamento de Biología Marina, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Profesor Investigador Titular A

Sergio Guillén-Hernández

Departamento de Biología Marina, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Coordinador de la Licenciatura en Biología Marina

Kenneth MacKenzie

School of Biological Sciences (Zoology)

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Publicado

2013-11-28

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TAXONOMÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA