A new host record for Pseudocapillaria (Pseudocapillaria) tomentosa (Dujardin, 1843) Moravec, 1987 from the intestine of red shiner, Cyprinella lutrensis, imported from a commercial facility in Missouri to a research facility in Wisconsin is described. Prevalence of infection was 85%. Intensity of infection was 1–26 worms per host. Supplementary information involving sequence data (18S ribosomal RNA gene) and new details of the male spicule are provided. The issue of parasite dispersal through the baitfish trade is briefly discussed.
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1 July 2016
Report of the Potential Fish Pathogen Pseudocapillaria (Pseudocapillaria) tomentosa (Dujardin, 1843) (Nematoda) from Red Shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) Shipped from Missouri to Wisconsin
Eric Leis,
Russell Easy,
David Cone
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 83 • No. 2
July 2016
Vol. 83 • No. 2
July 2016
18S rRNA gene
aquaculture
Cyprinella lutrensis
Missouri
Nematoda
Pseudocapillaria tomentosa
red shiner