Folia Parasitologica 46[4] 267-273 (1999)

Monogeneans of freshwater fishes from cenotes (sinkholes) of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Edgar F. Mendoza-Franco1, Tomá¹ Scholz1,2, Clara Vivas-Rodríguez1, Joaquín Vargas-Vázquez1
1 Laboratory of Parasitology, Centre for Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mérida, Yucatan, Mexico
2 Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brani¹ovská 31, 370 05 Èeské Budìjovice, Czech Republic

During a survey of the parasites of freshwater fishes from cenotes (sinkholes) of the Yucatan Peninsula the following species of monogeneans were found on cichlid, pimelodid, characid and poeciliid fishes: Sciadicleithrum mexicanum Kritsky, Vidal-Martinez et Rodriguez-Canul, 1994 from Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Günther) (type host), Cichlasoma friedrichsthali (Heckel), Cichlasoma octofasciatum (Regan), and Cichlasoma synspilum Hubbs, all new host records; Sciadicleithrum meekii Mendoza-Franco, Scholz et Vidal-Martínez, 1997 from Cichlasoma meeki (Brind); Urocleidoides chavarriai (Price, 1938) and Urocleidoides travassosi (Price, 1938) from Rhamdia guatemalensis (Günther); Urocleidoides costaricensis (Price et Bussing, 1967), Urocleidoides heteroancistrium (Price et Bussing, 1968), Urocleidoides anops Kritsky et Thatcher, 1974, Anacanthocotyle anacanthocotyle Kritsky et Fritts, 1970, and Gyrodactylus neotropicalis Kritsky et Fritts, 1970 from Astyanax fasciatus; and Gyrodactylus sp. from Gambusia yucatana Regan. Urocleidoides chavarriai, U. travassosi, U. costaricensis, U. heteroancistrium, U. anops, Anacanthocotyle anacanthocotyle and Gyrodactylus neotropicalis are reported from North America (Mexico) for the first time. These findings support the idea about the dispersion of freshwater fishes and their monogenean parasites from South America through Central America to southeastern Mexico, following the emergence of the Panamanian isthmus between 2 and 5 million years ago.

Keywords: Monogenea, Ancyrocephalinae, Gyrodactylidae, Cichlidae, Rhamdia, Astyanax, Gambusia, cenotes, zoogeography, Mexico 1967), Urocleidoides heteroancistrium (Price et Bussing, 1968), Urocleidoides anops Kritsky et Thatcher, 1974,

Received: November 20, 1998; Accepted: March 30, 1999; Published: December 1, 1999  Show citation

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Mendoza-Franco, E.F., Scholz, T., Vivas-Rodríguez, C., & Vargas-Vázquez, J. (1999). Monogeneans of freshwater fishes from cenotes (sinkholes) of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Folia Parasitologica, 46(4), 267-273
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