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1 April 2008 Temporal Variation in the Helminth Parasite Communities of the Pacific Fat Sleeper, Dormitator latifrons, from Tres Palos Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico
Juan Violante-González, Maria Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, Víctor Manuel Vidal-Martínez
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Abstract

Temporal variation in the helminth parasite communities of the Pacific fat sleeper, Dormitator latifrons, from Tres Palos Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico, was studied at the component community and infracommunity levels. In total, 185 host specimens were collected between April 2000 and March 2001. Eight parasite species were identified: Clinostomum complanatum, Echinochasmus leopoldinae, Ascocotyle (Phagicola) longa, Pseudoacanthostomum panamense, Saccocoelioides sp., Parvitaenia cochlearii, Neoechinorhynchus golvani, and Contracaecum sp. The communities had low numbers of parasite species and diversity, and contained only generalist parasites. Nested (nonrandom) species composition was observed in the infracommunities during all climatic seasons. The variation in nestedness intensity was attributed to a process of sequential colonization by the most common parasite species, because some were more abundant in the dry season, and others were more abundant in the rainy season.

Juan Violante-González, Maria Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, and Víctor Manuel Vidal-Martínez "Temporal Variation in the Helminth Parasite Communities of the Pacific Fat Sleeper, Dormitator latifrons, from Tres Palos Lagoon, Guerrero, Mexico," Journal of Parasitology 94(2), 326-334, (1 April 2008). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1251.1
Received: 8 March 2007; Accepted: 1 August 2007; Published: 1 April 2008
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