Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe II: ‘New World’

We provide a summary overview of the diversity of trematode parasites in freshwater fishes of the ‘New World’, i.e. the Americas, with emphasis on adult forms. The trematode fauna of three regions, South America, Middle America, and USA and Canada (North America north of Mexico), are considered sepa...

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spelling paper:paper_01655752_v93_n3_p271_Choudhury2023-06-08T15:15:01Z Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe II: ‘New World’ Ostrowski, Margarita fresh water animal biodiversity classification fish genetic procedures life cycle stage parasitology physiology trematode trends Western Hemisphere Americas Animals Biodiversity Fishes Fresh Water Genetic Techniques Life Cycle Stages Trematoda We provide a summary overview of the diversity of trematode parasites in freshwater fishes of the ‘New World’, i.e. the Americas, with emphasis on adult forms. The trematode fauna of three regions, South America, Middle America, and USA and Canada (North America north of Mexico), are considered separately. In total, 462 trematode species have been reported as adults from the Americas. The proportion of host species examined for parasites varies widely across the Americas, from a high of 45% in the Mexican region of Middle America to less than 5% in South America. North and South America share no adult species, and one exclusively freshwater genus, Creptotrema Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928 in the Allocreadiidae Looss, 1902 is the most widely distributed. Metacercariae of strigeiforms maturing in fish-eating birds (e.g. species of the Diplostomidae Poirier, 1886) are common and widely distributed. The review also highlights the paucity of known life-cycles. The foreseeable future of diversity studies belongs to integrative approaches and the application of molecular ecological methods. While opportunistic sampling will remain important in describing and cataloguing the trematode fauna, a better understanding of trematode diversity and biology will also depend on strategic sampling throughout the Americas. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Fil:Ostrowski de Núñez, M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2016 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01655752_v93_n3_p271_Choudhury http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01655752_v93_n3_p271_Choudhury
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topic fresh water
animal
biodiversity
classification
fish
genetic procedures
life cycle stage
parasitology
physiology
trematode
trends
Western Hemisphere
Americas
Animals
Biodiversity
Fishes
Fresh Water
Genetic Techniques
Life Cycle Stages
Trematoda
spellingShingle fresh water
animal
biodiversity
classification
fish
genetic procedures
life cycle stage
parasitology
physiology
trematode
trends
Western Hemisphere
Americas
Animals
Biodiversity
Fishes
Fresh Water
Genetic Techniques
Life Cycle Stages
Trematoda
Ostrowski, Margarita
Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe II: ‘New World’
topic_facet fresh water
animal
biodiversity
classification
fish
genetic procedures
life cycle stage
parasitology
physiology
trematode
trends
Western Hemisphere
Americas
Animals
Biodiversity
Fishes
Fresh Water
Genetic Techniques
Life Cycle Stages
Trematoda
description We provide a summary overview of the diversity of trematode parasites in freshwater fishes of the ‘New World’, i.e. the Americas, with emphasis on adult forms. The trematode fauna of three regions, South America, Middle America, and USA and Canada (North America north of Mexico), are considered separately. In total, 462 trematode species have been reported as adults from the Americas. The proportion of host species examined for parasites varies widely across the Americas, from a high of 45% in the Mexican region of Middle America to less than 5% in South America. North and South America share no adult species, and one exclusively freshwater genus, Creptotrema Travassos, Artigas & Pereira, 1928 in the Allocreadiidae Looss, 1902 is the most widely distributed. Metacercariae of strigeiforms maturing in fish-eating birds (e.g. species of the Diplostomidae Poirier, 1886) are common and widely distributed. The review also highlights the paucity of known life-cycles. The foreseeable future of diversity studies belongs to integrative approaches and the application of molecular ecological methods. While opportunistic sampling will remain important in describing and cataloguing the trematode fauna, a better understanding of trematode diversity and biology will also depend on strategic sampling throughout the Americas. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
author Ostrowski, Margarita
author_facet Ostrowski, Margarita
author_sort Ostrowski, Margarita
title Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe II: ‘New World’
title_short Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe II: ‘New World’
title_full Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe II: ‘New World’
title_fullStr Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe II: ‘New World’
title_full_unstemmed Trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the Globe II: ‘New World’
title_sort trematode diversity in freshwater fishes of the globe ii: ‘new world’
publishDate 2016
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01655752_v93_n3_p271_Choudhury
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