We discuss geographical distribution and phylogeny of Dactylogyridea (Monogenea)
parasitizing Cichlidae to elucidate their hosts′ history. Although mesoparasitic Monogenea …

Fish parasitology has a long tradition in North America and numerous parasitologists have
contributed considerably to the current knowledge of the diversity and biology of protistan …

Using published records and original data derived from my research, a checklist was
generated of the helminth parasite fauna in 194 native and 18 introduced freshwater fish …

ABSTRACT 313 nominal species of monogenean parasites of aquatic vertebrates occurring
in Mexico are included in this checklist; in addition, records of 54 undetermined taxa are also …

We examined 2 cichlid fish species native to México, Cichlasoma callolepis and C.
fenestratum, and 2 introduced African cichlids, Oreochromis aureus and O. niloticus, from 3 …

Host-parasite coevolution is one of the main topics of the evolutionary biology of host-
parasite associations. The majority of monogeneans parasitizing fish exhibit a high degree …

Latin America has tripled production by aquaculture up to 78 million tonnes in the past 20
years. However, one of the problems that aquaculture is facing is the presence of helminth …

No obstante la importancia económica de la acuacultura, existen serias limitantes que
frenan su crecimiento; destacando entre ellas las parasitosis, que en afecciones severas …

In Lake Pátzcuaro in the Mesa Central of México, a total of 19 species of helminths was
found in 598 fishes and comprised five digeneans, two monogeneans, four cestodes, one …

Aim The distributional patterns of helminthological fauna of freshwater fishes were analysed
to postulate a general hypothesis on the relationships of some Mexican hydrological …