01811naa a2200229 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000210006024501990008126000090028052010190028965000150130865000170132365000130134065000240135370000170137770000180139470000190141270000220143170000150145377301130146819022752017-05-29       2011    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aTAVARES-DIAS, M.  aPerulernaea gamitanae (CopepodabLernaeidae) parasitizing tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) (Characidae) and the hybrids tambacu and tambatinga, cultured in northern Brazil.h[electronic resource]  c2011  aThe infestation rate in Colossoma macropomum, hybrid tambacu (C. macropomum x Piaractus mesopotamicus) and hybrid tambatinga (C. macropomum x Piaractus brachypomum) with Perulernaea gamitanae Thatcher and Paredes, 1985 from two fish farms in Amapá State, Brazil was studied. Lernaeid parasites (n=2887) were collected mainly on the tongue and the mouth cavity and also on cartilage of gill arches and filaments. Inflammation and fibrous nodules were observed on the attachment sites of the parasites. The infestation rate varied according to the fish farm and host. The prevalence of P. gamitanae was of 100% in hosts from one fish farm and was lower in the other fish farm. Higher intensity of P. gamitanae occurred in hybrids tambacu and tambatinga, but despite the high prevalence its intensity was moderate. This is the first report on epidemiology of P. gamitanae in cultured fishes from Brazilian Amazonia, and the occurrence of this crustacean parasite in two new hosts, the hybrids tambacu and tambatinga.  aCrustáceo  aInfestação  aParasito  aPeixe de água doce1 aNEVES, L. R.1 aSANTOS, E. F.1 aDIAS, M. K. R.1 aMARINHO, R. G. B.1 aONO, E. A.  tArquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Belo Horizontegv. 63, n. 4, p. 988-995, Aug. 2011.